Gwendolyn Masin

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Gwendolyn Masin
Pedagogue,
Instrument(s)Violin
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Gwendolyn Masin (born 17 November 1977) is a

educator
.

Early life

Masin was born in Amsterdam. She began to play the

The Late Late Show.[2][3]

Masin began learning the violin in the class of Coosje Wijzenbeek. Following a move to South Africa, she continued her studies with her parents in Cape Town. Subsequently, she studied in Amsterdam with Herman Krebbers between 1990 and 1996.[4] She has received degrees and diplomas from four countries and her graduate studies were guided by Igor Ozim,[5] Ana Chumachenco, Zakhar Bron[6] and Shmuel Ashkenasi.[7]

Career

Soloist

Masin has performed with the

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra, RTÉ Concert Orchestra, the National Youth Orchestra of Ireland,[9] and the Chamber Orchestra of the Young European Strings School of Music
.

Chamber Music

Janos Fürst and Gerhard Markson; wind instrumentalists Reto Bieri and Kaspar Zehnder; soprano Rachel Harnisch, and the actor Hanns Zischler.[10] The pianist Simon Bucher has performed regularly with her since 1997.[11]

Premieres

Masin has premiered works from

RTÉ National Symphony Orchestra of Ireland conducted by Gavin Maloney.[14][15][16] Don Li has composed solo pieces for her, some of which have been released by Tonus-Music Records.[17]

Productions and Festivals

Masin established the international, multidisciplinary series In Search of Lost Time in 2004,[18] continuing it in 2010 with a commissioned work inspired by Paul Klee's writings, composed by Thorsten Encke.[19] Festival appearances include the West Cork Chamber Music Festival (Ireland), Prussia Cove (UK), and International Kamermuziekfestival Schiermonnikoog (Netherlands).[20] In 2006, she founded the annual GAIA Music Festival.[21] In 2007 she was appointed Carrick Water Music Festival's artistic director, a post she held for 3 years.[22]

Between 2019 and 2023, Masin curated a series called Cocktail für die Musen for Casino Bern, Switzerland.[23]

Pedagogy and Authorship

In 2020, Masin created The Exhale, a retreat for musicians, but the COVID-19 pandemic forced her to move the project online.[24]

Masin practices yoga, which she used as the basis for a series of articles for The Strad in 2018, 2020 and 2021.[25]

Masin has given violin and chamber music masterclasses throughout Europe, North America, and East Asia. She holds a Ph.D. from

Haute école de musique de Genève in Geneva, Switzerland from September 2013 until 2021.[30]

Awards and recognitions

Masin has won national and international prizes and awards in Ireland, South Africa, Switzerland, the UK and the Netherlands.[citation needed] As the Dutch representative at the Global Stipends Awards, she received the International Music Award.[31][additional citation(s) needed]

Instrument

Masin plays a Lorenzo Carcassi violin from 1761.[32]

Discography

  • 15 Squared (with Don Li)
  • GAIA Music Festival 2009 (2009)
  • GAIA Music Festival 2013 (2013)
  • Eugène Ysaÿe: "Ballade" from the Violin Sonata No. 3 in D Minor (2016)
  • Origin (2016)
  • ZuekunftsNostalgie (with Oli Kehrli) (2016)
  • GAIA Music Festival 2016 (2016)
  • GAIA Music Festival 2017 (2017)
  • Flame (2017)
  • Trois (2018)
  • GAIA Music Festival 2018 (2018)
  • GAIA Music Festival 2019 (2019)
  • West Side Story (2020)
  • Legends (2022) [33]

Bibliography

  • Michaelas Musikhaus, Der Zauber der Geige 1, Lektionen 1-7 (Müller & Schade, 2018)
    ISMN M-50023-553-8
    ;
  • Michaelas Musikhaus, Der Zauber der Geige 1, Lektionen 8-16 (Müller & Schade, 2018)
    ISMN M-50023-578-1
    ;
  • Michaelas Musikhaus, Der Zauber der Geige 1, Lektionen 17-24 (Müller & Schade, 2018)
    ISMN M-50023-579-8
    ;
  • Michaelas Musikhaus, Der Zauber der Geige - Begleitheft mit 16-seitiger Klavierbeilage (Müller & Schade, 2018)
    ISMN M-50023-811-9
    ;
  • Michaela's Music House, The Magic of the violin (Müller & Schade, 2009)
    ISMN M-50023-448-7
    ;
  • Violin Teaching in the New Millennium: In Search of the Lost Instructions of Great Masters - an Examination of Similarities and Differences Between Schools of Playing and How These Have Evolved, or Remembering the Future of Violin Performance (Trinity College Dublin, 2012) Abstract

Further reading

References

  1. ^ Adams, Martin. "Ronald Masin, Gwendolyn Masin (violins)/Deborah Kelleher (piano)". The Irish Times.
  2. ^ "Gwendolyn's 'Origin' celebrates multi-cultural background". connachttribune.ie.
  3. ^ "Ep 24: The Exhale with Gwendolyn Masin". Music, Mind, and Movement.
  4. ^ "Gala magazine" (PDF). www.gaia-festival.com. 2014. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  5. ^ "Mit der Geige um die Welt nach Bern" – via www.bernerzeitung.ch.
  6. ^ "Márciusi mesterkurzusok a Zeneakadémián". martoncompetition.hu.
  7. ^ Ashkenasi, Shmuel. "Shmuel Ashkenasi".
  8. ^ Municipal, São Luiz Teatro. "Concerto Moderno". Teatro São Luiz.
  9. ^ "Concert program" (PDF). stringtheorymusic.org. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  10. ^ "Artists | Toepoel International Management". toepoel-artists.com. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  11. ^ Gwendolyn Masin, Simon Bucher – Flame (2017, CD) (in French), retrieved 19 March 2021
  12. ^ Festival, GAIA (20 July 2020). "GAIA complete". gaia-festival.ch.
  13. ^ DeYoung, Bill. "Philharmonic's Irish Spring in Autumn". Connect Savannah.
  14. ^ @RTE_NSO (3 February 2015). "John Buckley hops on stage after Gwendolyn Masin gives the premiere performance his new Violin Concerto!" (Tweet) – via Twitter.
  15. ^ "John Buckley talks about his RTÉ Horizons concert". 30 January 2015.
  16. ^ "RTÉ Horizons 2015". Contemporary Music Centre. 1 January 2015.
  17. ^ "TONUS-MUSIC-RECORDS – Artists". tonus-music-records.com.
  18. ^ Masin, Gwendolyn. "In Search of Lost Time". Gwendolyn Masin (en).
  19. ^ "▷ Welt-Uraufführung im Zentrum Paul Klee: Wie klingt Klee? Farbig? Gedanken des Malers ... | Presseportal".
  20. ^ "The Lipkind Quartet". Issuu.
  21. ^ gmbh, Lukas Vogelsang / interwerk (24 January 2019). "GAIA - Kammermusikfestival Thun".
  22. ^ "Carrick Water Music Festival". Entertainment.ie. 11 July 2008.
  23. ^ "Casino bern" (PDF). www.casinobern.ch. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  24. ^ Exhale, The. "Gwendolyn Masin, Founder of The Exhale, Violin". The Exhale. Retrieved 19 March 2021.
  25. ^ "All gwendolyn-masin articles". The Strad.
  26. hdl:2262/64557
    – via www.tara.tcd.ie.
  27. ^ "NRC" (PDF). michaelasmusichouse.com. 2011. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  28. ^ "The strad march" (PDF). michaelasmusichouse.com. 2010. Retrieved 25 February 2021.
  29. ^ "DesignWorks 25 wins Idea grand prix". 10 November 2009.
  30. ^ "Gwendolyn Masin | HEM". www.hesge.ch.
  31. ^ Masin, Gwendolyn. "Biography". Gwendolyn Masin (en).
  32. ^ "Gaia" (PDF). gwendolynmasin.com. Retrieved 27 February 2021.
  33. ^ "Legends". Orchid Classics.

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