These new pieces for solo violin, or solo violin and electronics, were created as part of the graduate student workshop, in which graduate students met with Icelandic violinist Hrabba Atladottir each week during Fall Quarter, refining their compositions.

Program

James Larkins: Toccata

Jacob Lane: Tempo Sonata

Paul Engle: for Hrabba in Pitzer

Orkun Akyol: thousand regrets

Peter Chatterjee: Egret

Free

About the Artist

Icelandic violinist Hrabba Atladottir has performed as a soloist and chamber musician in several Northern California ensembles, including UC Davis’s Empyrean Ensemble, The New Century Chamber Orchestra, Left Coast Chamber Ensemble, ECO, and the SF Contemporary Music Players. Before coming to California, she spent time in New York, where she played on a regular basis with the Metropolitan Opera, New York City Opera, the Orchestra of St. Luke’s, and the New Jersey Symphony Orchestra among others. She studied violin with Professor Axel Gerhardt at Künste University, Berlin. After her studies in Germany she participated in a world tour with the Icelandic pop artist Björk and a tour with violinist Nigel Kennedy. She also freelanced in Germany, regularly playing with the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, Deutsche Oper, and Deutsche Symphonieorchester.