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She is a violinist and conductor born in Melbourne,
Australia, who
performs as a soloist and in ensembles. From a young age she showed a
musical talent and debuted as a soloist by the time she was 12. She studied at the Royal Academy of
Music and while there she was awarded many prizes that included the Mozart
Memorial Prize and the President's Prize. When she was 22 she received the
award for "Most
Outstanding of Bach" in the Carl Flesch competition and she then
began her career performing with orchestras that included the Royal Liverpool
Philharmonic Orchestra and the London Mozart Players. She became acclaimed for her
performances of Baroque works and has made many recordings by composers of
that musical era. She was a
co-founder of The Localli Trio which has since
changed it's name to Convivium, the Oberlin
Fortepiano Trio, and has performed with, or conducted, ensembles that
include the Purcell Quartet, Raglan Baroque Players, the Australian Chamber
Orchestra, the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment and the Hanover Band. In the field of education she has taught
at the Royal Academy of Music in London
and held the posts of artist-in-residence at Melbourne
University and Professor of Baroque
Violin at Royal Conservatoire in The
Hague.
The
Locatelli Trio recordings
Sonata No. 1 in C Major, Op. 6 (Tomaso
Giovanni Albinoni)
Hyperion CDA 66831 (CD:
Sonate e Trattenimenti)
Sources:
- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elizabeth_Wallfisch
- http://www.hyperion-records.co.uk/artist_page.asp?name=wallfisch
- http://www.answers.com/topic/elizabeth-wallfisch-classical-musician
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