Alexandra Hjortswang

Born in Malmö, Sweden, in 1984, Alexandra was accepted in 2002 at the Academy of Music in Malmö where she came to study with Alexander Fischer. Five years later she received her Master’s degree and went on to study at the Royal Academy of Music with Erich Gruenberg. In 2009 Alexandra graduated with a distinction and was awarded a DipRAM for an outstanding final recital. Besides her conservatory studies Alexandra has had lessons and attended several master classes with great violinists such as Helge Slaatto, Viktor Tretjakov, Tibor Varga and Thomas Brandis.

Alexandra has been the concert master of the Danish Radio’s Youth Ensemble, the Nordic Youth Orchestra, the Malmö Academy of Music Symphony Orchestra, and the Royal Academy Opera Orchestra. She has worked and studied with musicians, conductors, and composers such as Gilles Apap, Sir Colin Davis, Luca Francesconi, Charles Hazlewood, Stefan Solyom, Matthew Trusler, and Dominic Wheeler. Together with the Danish Radio’s Youth Ensemble, conducted by Morten Ryelund, she has done several radio broadcastings and studio recordings as both leader and soloist.

In 2009 Alexandra performed Tchaikovsky’s violin concerto together with Lund City Orchestra. The review read: “The tricky solo passages were flawless, while all the beautiful cantilenas blossomed fully. There was a calm and stability in the playing that truly impressed.”

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