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Biography
Stella is a member of the Northern Ballet Theatre Orchestra, sitting No.3 in the 1st violins.
Stella's chamber music includes the Weingarten Violin & Piano Duo, the Andromeda Piano Trio, and the Nero String Quartet (leader). She has also done recitals with the Birmingham Chamber Music Society, Knighton Chamber Music Society, Dudley Chamber Music Society, Kidderminster Music Society, Malvern Concert Club, Bromsgrove Chamber Music Society and at the International Young Musicians" Festival.
Orchestral Work
Orchestras: BBC Concert Orchestra, BBC National Orchestra of Wales, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Bath Philharmonia, British Philharmonic Orchestra, City Concert Orchestra, Northern Ballet, Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, Welsh National Opera Orchestra.
Stella's orchestral work also includes BBC National Orchestra of Wales, Welsh National Opera, Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra (Norway), Telford New Symphony Orchestra (Leader), Bowdoin Festival Orch (USA, co-leader), CBSO Training Scheme, Jeunesses Musicales World Orchestra, Birmingham Conservatoire Symphony Orchestra, Sinfonia & Contemporary Music Ensemble (Leader & section player), World Youth Symphony Orchestra (Leader).
Education
Stella's graduate studies took place at the Birmingham Conservatoire (BMus (hons) 1st Class, 2001-2005, & the Liszt Academy, Budapest (2005-2006).
Prizes and Awards
- Weingarten Scholarship (2005)
- 2nd Prize Ludlow Philharmonic Competition (2005)
- 1st Prize String Prize (Birmingham Conservatoire 2005)
- Award for Orchestral Leadership (Birmingham Conservatoire 2005)
- Award EMI Music Sound Foundation (2005)
- 1st Prize Herbert Lumby Prize (2004)
- 3rd Prize Ludlow Philharmonic Competition (2004)
- Finalist Yamaha Competition (2004)
- Award Paulo Fund (Finland 2004)
- 1st Prize Chandos Young Musician of the Year Competition (2003)
- Award John Barbirolli Fund (2003)
- First Prize Sylvia Cleaver Chamber Music Competition (2003)
Teachers: Professor Vilmos Szabadi, Professor Jacqueline Ross.
Masterclasses: Miriam Fried, Joji Hattori, Daniel Hope, Howard Davies, Philippe Graffin, Vera Vaidman.
Chamber Music Masterclasses: Maggini Quartet, Endellion Quartet, Allegri Quartet, Vanburgh Quartet, Schubert Ensemble, Coull Quartet, Lindsay Quartet, Volger Quartet, Chris Rowland.
Stella joined Morgensterns in March 2006
Stella's web profile was last updated 12th May 2012