Margret Hjaltested

Margret Hjaltested, Violist/ Violinst, is an active performer and teacher in the New York area. She has played with orchestras such as Westchester Philharmonic, Brooklyn Philharmonic, New Jersey Symphony and Key West Symphony. On baroque viola she has performed with the American Classical Orchestra and Clarion Music Society. Margrét has toured internationally both with chamber groups and orchestras, including the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra, the New York Symphonic Ensemble on its annual tour of the Far East, Luciano Pavarotti´s International Farewell Tour and with the Icelandic award-winning pop artist Björk. She is a member of the chamber ensemble, Resonant Spectra. Margrét is a recipient of theAmerican Scandinavian Society’s Cultural Award for her musical contributions to Scandinavian communities in New York and New Jersey. Margrét is currently on the faculty of the Queens College preparatory division and Summerkeys in Lubec, Maine. She is a graduate of the Reykjavík College of Music, the Juilliard School and the Mannes College of Music. Her teachers include Karen Tuttle, Karen Ritscher, Richard Simon and Joey Corpus.

 
Instruction Dates:

• July 23-27
• August 6-10
• August 13-17
• August 20-24
• August 27-31