CELLOMASTERCLASS AND SOLO RECITAL:
ANDREAS BRANTELID (DK/SE)
ACE Honorary Performer
Andreas Brantelid was born in Copenhagen in 1987 to Swedish/Danish parents. As a child Andreas was a Suzuki student at the Suzuki Institute of Copenhagen, while also receiving early tuition from his father the cellist Ingemar Brantelid.
Andreas made his soloist debut at the age of 14 in a performance of the Elgar concerto with the Royal Danish Orchestra in Copenhagen. Today, Andreas is one of the most sought-after performing artists from Scandinavia, winning worldwide critical acclaim for his thought-provoking interpretations, uniquely colorful sound and engaging personality.
Highlights of recent orchestra engagements includes appearances with the London Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony, BBC Symphony, and BBC Philharmonic Orchestras, Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, Yomiyuri Nippon Symphony, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Radio Symphony, Hamburger Symphoniker, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and Munich Chamber Orchestra, as well as all the major orchestras in the Nordic countries. He has worked with many distinguished conductors and artists including Andris Nelsons, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Philippe Herreweghe, Vasily Petrenko, Thomas Dausgaard, Pablo Heras-Casado, Andrew Manze, Sakari Oramo, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Robin Ticciati, Heinrich Schiff, Daniel Barenboim, Gidon Kremer and Joshua Bell.
Andreas Brantelid has appeared in venues all over the world and has been a member of the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society in New York.
Andreas won first prizes in the 2006 Eurovison Young Musicians Competion, the 2007 International Paulo Cello Competition and, in subsequent years, received music awards and fellowships including the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship in 2008, the BBC’s New Generation Artist 2008-2011, The Europan Concert Hall Organization “Rising Star” tour in the 2008/09 season. In 2015 he received the Carl Nielsen Prize in Copenhagen.
Andreas Brantelid has become Artistic Director at the Stavanger International Chamber Music Festival and from the season 2018 Andreas has been appointed senior lecturer in cello at Malmö Academy of Music.
Andreas plays the 1707 ‘Boni-Hegar’ Stradivarius, which has been made available to him by the generous support of Norwegian art collector Christen Sveaas. One of the fractional cellos from Andreas' childhood is still in use by students at the Suzuki Institute in Copenhagen.
Read more about Andreas Brantelid on his website
ANDREAS BRANTELID (DK/SE)
ACE Honorary Performer
Andreas Brantelid was born in Copenhagen in 1987 to Swedish/Danish parents. As a child Andreas was a Suzuki student at the Suzuki Institute of Copenhagen, while also receiving early tuition from his father the cellist Ingemar Brantelid.
Andreas made his soloist debut at the age of 14 in a performance of the Elgar concerto with the Royal Danish Orchestra in Copenhagen. Today, Andreas is one of the most sought-after performing artists from Scandinavia, winning worldwide critical acclaim for his thought-provoking interpretations, uniquely colorful sound and engaging personality.
Highlights of recent orchestra engagements includes appearances with the London Philharmonic, City of Birmingham Symphony, BBC Symphony, and BBC Philharmonic Orchestras, Tonhalle Orchester Zurich, Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Brussels Philharmonic, Yomiyuri Nippon Symphony, Netherlands Radio Philharmonic, Seattle Symphony, Frankfurt Radio Symphony Orchestra, Leipzig Radio Symphony, Hamburger Symphoniker, Orchestre des Champs-Elysées, Scottish Chamber Orchestra, and Munich Chamber Orchestra, as well as all the major orchestras in the Nordic countries. He has worked with many distinguished conductors and artists including Andris Nelsons, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Philippe Herreweghe, Vasily Petrenko, Thomas Dausgaard, Pablo Heras-Casado, Andrew Manze, Sakari Oramo, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Robin Ticciati, Heinrich Schiff, Daniel Barenboim, Gidon Kremer and Joshua Bell.
Andreas Brantelid has appeared in venues all over the world and has been a member of the Lincoln Center Chamber Music Society in New York.
Andreas won first prizes in the 2006 Eurovison Young Musicians Competion, the 2007 International Paulo Cello Competition and, in subsequent years, received music awards and fellowships including the Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship in 2008, the BBC’s New Generation Artist 2008-2011, The Europan Concert Hall Organization “Rising Star” tour in the 2008/09 season. In 2015 he received the Carl Nielsen Prize in Copenhagen.
Andreas Brantelid has become Artistic Director at the Stavanger International Chamber Music Festival and from the season 2018 Andreas has been appointed senior lecturer in cello at Malmö Academy of Music.
Andreas plays the 1707 ‘Boni-Hegar’ Stradivarius, which has been made available to him by the generous support of Norwegian art collector Christen Sveaas. One of the fractional cellos from Andreas' childhood is still in use by students at the Suzuki Institute in Copenhagen.
Read more about Andreas Brantelid on his website
CELLOENSEMBLE INSTRUCTOR:
HENRIK BRENDSTRUP (DK) Henrik Brendstrup joined the Chamber Orchestra of Europe in 1987, shortly after having done his first tour. Since then, Henrik has been working extensively with the Orchestra. Born in Denmark, Henrik studied at the Royal Academy in Copenhagen with Erling Bløndal Bengtsson, and later in London with William Pleeth and Ralph Kirshbaum. He has appeared as a soloist and chamber musician throughout Europe, and is a regular guest at international chamber music festivals such as Risør, Stavanger, Oslo and Lockenhaus. His numerous recordings include the complete works for cello and piano by Beethoven, solo works for cello by Sofia Gubaidulina, and cello works by Chopin and Liszt which won the French award “Diapason d’Or”. Henrik is a very active chamber musician and has been the cellist of several leading ensembles in Denmark, such as The Danish String Quartet, the sextet “Copenhagen Classic”, and the Gefion Trio. He is Professor of Cello at the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, Denmark. |
CELLOMASTERCLASS:
LARS-INGE BJÄRLESTAM(SE) Lars-Inge studied with celloprofessor Erling Blöndal-Bengtsson at the Royal College of Music Edsberg (Sweden), where he completed his studies with a soloist diploma in 1978. Then followed international studies with Ralph Kirshbaum and professor Aldo Parisot in London. Lars-Inge has toured in many countries both as a chamber musician and as a member of orchestras such as Oslo's Philharmonic Orchestra, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra and the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. Since 1982 Lars-Inge has taught at the Ingesund School of Music. He has a strong passion for teaching and giving young people the opportunity to develop their musicianship. Lars-Inge has been a member of the Arts Council at the Gothenburg Academy of Music. Today he is the principal of the Estetiska skolan - a highschool he founded together with his wife Ulrika Hebbe in 2004. |
GROUP LESSONS:
CAREY BETH HOCKETT (US) ACE Faculty, Composer, Suzuki Teacher Trainer, Lecturer and Workshops Carey Beth Hockett is a sought-after cello teacher who has worked with children and teachers around the world. Carey Beth Hockett graduated from the Eastman School of Music, receiving a Bachelor of Music degree with high distinction. From 1988 to 2006 she lived in London, England where she taught for the London Suzuki Group and in the Junior Department of the Royal Academy of Music. Carey is recognized as a teacher trainer by the Suzuki Association of the Americas and the European Suzuki Association, and she has given numerous workshops across the Americas and Europe. She is currently serving on the Board of Directors of the Suzuki Association of the Americas. Noted for her creative and entertaining approach, Carey specializes in working with groups of all sizes and ages. Carey Beth Hockett wrote "The Lark Variations" for AARHUS CELLO EXPO. The piece was world-premiered at ACE 2018. It is based on a simple Danish children's tune by the composer Carl Nielsen. Carey is composing a new piece for ACE23! |
GROUP LESSONS:
BRENDAN CONROY (AU) is a cellist and Suzuki cello teacher and Instructor from Australia, now living in the Netherlands. Brendan has recently given recitals and concerts in Paris, St Petersburg, Frankfurt and Amsterdam, including new cello/piano and solo cello works of Australian, Dutch, Greek, and Ukrainian composers. He was a member of the Diemen Quartet, and the Tasman Trio, and has performed frequently with the Tasmanian Symphony as acting principal cellist, and tutti cellist, and including national and international touring, and as substitute section cellist with the Sydney Symphony. Brendan teaches a studio of diverse students of all ages and levels in Amsterdam, who participate in workshops around Europe. Alongside his teaching studio, Brendan currently works with Teacher Trainers and trainees from France, Poland and the Ukraine, under the mentorship of Ruben Rivera, Chantal Latil and Eulàlia Subira. Brendan has studied Suzuki pedagogy with Ruben Rivera, Chantal Latil, Tanya Carey, Carey Cheney, Laura Shaw, Avi Friedlander, Marianne Vrijland, Nancy Hair and Priscilla Jones. His principal cello teachers include Christian Wojtowicz, Markus Stocker, Lucia Swarts and Alban Gerhardt. |
GROUP LESSONS:
Anne Van Laar (NL) Anne Van Laar studied in Zwolle with Maria Hol and Ran Varon (1987-1992). Anne attended many masterclasses with Christopher Bunting (UK) and Shmuel Magèn (Isr). When Anne met Carey Beth Hockett, she started the Suzuki Cello Method (1997-2000) and became Teacher Trainer in 2005. Until 2009 Anne worked as a teacher in methodology at the Royal Conservatory of The Hague. Anne has a big cello class in The Hague (“Van Laar Celloschool”), and is the owner of "Strijkdomein", a collective of string teachers since 2017. Besides teaching the cello, Anne is a professional coach. Her coaching specializes in bringing balance between work and personal development. 
GROUP LESSONS: Jessica Colliander (SE) Jessica is a professional cello teacher and cellist. She teaches cello, symphony orchestra, cello ensemble and Suzuki cello at Kungsbacka Municipal School of arts, and freelances as a musician in various ensembles. She has worked as a cello teacher since 1999 and is often invited to various workshops as guest teacher, often working with her own cello arrangements. -“I’m always curious to meet new people and try new things, for me that is how one grows and expands one’s mind”. 
Piano accompaniment: Irene Hasager (DK) Irene Hasager graduated from the Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus under the Hungarian-born professor Georg Vasarhelyi. She then continued her studies in Germany and France. In Denmark, Irene has worked as an accompanist with Professor Kim Borg at the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen and with commitment and desire to solve versatile musical tasks, Irene Hasager has been an accompanist and musical director at Undergrunden, Musikdramatisk Teater, Operafabrikken, Det Unge Operaselskab, Den Anden Opera, Den Fynske Opera, Den Jyske Opera, Det Kgl . Theatre, The Kgl. The Danish Music Conservatory, the Opera Academy and the Central Opera - mainly within recent music drama. Irene has done extensive work as an accompanist for several Danish and foreign soloists. Concerts as soloist, accompanist and chamber musician in France, Italy, Germany, Russia, Greenland, Sweden, Norway, Iceland, Finland and Denmark. |
LESSONS and EARLY START WORKSHOPS: ANJA MAJA (FI) ACE Faculty, Suzuki Teacher Trainer and Early Start Workshops Anja Maja is an extremely sought-after Suzuki Teacher Trainer. She has organized Suzuki programming in various parts of Europe, including the Baltic countries, Helsinki and Poland. Children and parents across the board have expressed their deep appreciation for Anja and her remarkable work. Her students play beautifully and we are so lucky to have her as part of our ACE faculty. 
COMPOSER and CONDUCTOR of the CELLO ORCHESTRA: Lars Søgaard (DK) Lars Søgaard (born 1967) is the composer of Cello Swingtime. Children and music run like a red thread through his work, and the cello has always had a special place in his heart. Lars holds a degree as a Music cand.phil. and combined with his active musicianship he has worked as a music producer with the Danish Broadcast Company, as a theatre producer at Aarhus Theatre, and as a manager of the prestigious Tivoli-Garden. In addition to these worktitles, Lars also commits a great deal of his time to work as a composer and a program committee member and producer within the school concert organisation "Levende Musik i Skolen" (Live Music in the School). "I'm really looking forward to once again having a blast with Cello Swingtime and the huge cello orchestra at Aarhus Cello Expo 2023." -- Lars Søgaard |
