Guest Masterclass: Milena Pajaro-van de Stadt, Viola
The
Moores
School
of
Music
welcomes
internationally
acclaimed
violist,
Milena
Parajo-van
de
Stadt,
who
will
be
presenting
a
viola
masterclass
on
January
26
at
3:00
p.m.
in
Dudley
Recital
Hall.
If
interested,
please
stay
for
her
chamber
music
masterclass,
which
follows
immediately.
All
are
welcome
to
both
masterclasses.
Praised
by
Strad
magazine
as
having
“lyricism
that
stood
out…a
silky
tone
and
beautiful,
supple
lines,”
violist
Milena
Pajaro-van
de
Stadt
has
established
herself
as
one
of
the
most
sought-after
violists
of
her
generation.
In
addition
to
appearances
as
soloist
with
the
Tokyo
Philharmonic,
the
Jacksonville
Symphony,
and
the
Sphinx
Chamber
Orchestra,
she
has
performed
in
recitals
and
chamber-music
concerts
throughout
the
United
States,
Latin
America,
Europe
and
Asia,
including
an
acclaimed
2011
debut
recital
at
London’s
Wigmore
Hall,
which
was
described
in
Stradas
being
“fleet
and
energetic…powerful
and
focused.”
Ms.
Pajaro-van
de
Stadt
was
the
founding
violist
of
the
Dover
Quartet,
and
played
in
the
group
from
2008-2022.
During
her
time
in
the
group,
the
Dover
Quartet
was
the
First
Prize-winner
and
recipient
of
every
special
award
at
the
Banff
International
String
Quartet
Competition
2013,
and
winner
of
the
Gold
Medal
and
Grand
Prize
in
the
2010
Fischoff
Chamber
Music
Competition.
Her
numerous
awards
also
include
First
Prize
of
the
Lionel
Tertis
International
Viola
Competition
and
top
prizes
at
the
the
Sphinx
Competition
and
the
Tokyo
International
Viola
Competition.
While
in
the
Dover
Quartet,
Ms.
Pajaro-van
de
Stadt
was
on
the
faculty
at
The
Curtis
Institute
of
Music
and
Northwestern
University’s
Bienen
School
of
Music,
and
a
part
of
the
Quartet
in
Residence
of
the
Kennedy
Center
in
Washington,
D.C.
To
learn
more
about
Milena
and
her
accomplishments,
please
visit:
milenapvds.com/about-1.
