Icelandic violinist Hrabba Atladottir is a graduate of the
University of the Arts in Berlin, Germany where she studied under
Prof. Tomaszewski and Prof. Gerhardt. In Berlin she worked at the
Deutsche Oper and the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under
conductors such as Sir Simon Rattle, Nikolaus Harnoncourt,
Bernard Haitink and Christian Thielemann to name a few.
Bachelor of Music degree, Indiana University and Master’s degree, University of Texas, Austin
Jolán Friedhoff relocated to Davis in 2008 after serving as
assistant concertmaster of the Saar State Opera Orchestra
(Germany) for twenty years. Since her return to California, she
has performed as assistant concertmaster and concertmaster for
several orchestras in the region, including the Sacramento
Philharmonic, Modesto Symphony, Berkeley Symphony, and the Bear
Valley Music Festival. She also has been part of the
Mendocino Music Festival orchestra, Sacramento Choral
Society, and Sierra Master Chorale.
A native of Northern California, Dagenais Smiley
earned her bachelor of music degree at Oberlin
Conservatory as a student of Milan Vitek and her master’s degree
from University of Southern California under the instruction of
Kathleen Winkler. She is proud to have worked under notable
conductors such as Leon Fleisher, David Zinman, Robert Spano,
Michael Tilson Thomas, and John Williams. She has participated in
master classes given by Yuval Yaron, Kathleen Winkler, Alexander
Barantschik, Fritz Gearhart, the Calder Quartet, and Glenn
Dicterow.
