Lavinia Meijer

Lavinia Meijer Is A Dutch Harpist. When She Was 11 Years Old Lavinia Was Accepted By Erika Waardenburg To Study At The Young Talent Department Of The Utrecht Conservatory. She Graduated Cum Laude From The Utrecht Conservatory In 2003 And Obtained A Masters Degree In Music Also Cum Laude In 2005 From The Amsterdam Conservatory. For Her Masters Degree Lavinia Studied Under Among Others Jana Bouskova Isabelle Moretti Daphne Boden Natalia Shameyva Emilia Moskvitina Maria Graf Skaila Kanga And Susann McDonald. She Also Took A Jazz Course From The Jazz Harpist Park Stickney And Lessons On Interpretation With Theo Olof Violin Walter Van Hauwe Recorder En Willem Brons Piano . Lavinia Has Performed In Europe Asia And America. She Has Played As A Soloist With Orchestras Such As The Residentie Orkest The Radio Symphony Orchestra The Radio Chamber Orchestra And The Israel Philharmonic Orchestra. She Was Invited To Play During Festivals Such As The Grachtenfestival Amsterdam The Schleswig-Holstein Muziek Festival And A Number Of World Harp Congresses. Lavinia Is Also A Regular Substitute For Various Orchestras Including The Residentie Orkest And The Koninklijk Concertgebouw Orkest. In 2004 Lavinia Made A Tour Through The Netherlands In The Series "Het Debut" Together With The Jenufa Quartet. In The Period 2006-2008 Lavinia Is Performing In The Series "Rising Stars" With Concerts In Cologne Philharmonie Amsterdam Concertgebouw Paris Cité-De-La-Musique Vienna Wiener Musikverein Birmingham Symphony Hall Athens Concert Hall Brussels Paleis Voor Schone Kunsten Luxembourg Philharmonie Stockholm Konserthus And New York Carnegie Hall . In 2006 Lavinia Together With The Aurelia Saxophone Quartet Performed New Transcriptions Of Caplet Debussy And Ravel And Also Two World Premieres From The Argentinian Composer Carlos Michans And The Dutch Composer Wijnand Van Klaveren Both Of Which Composed Music Especially For Her And The Aurelia Saxophone Quartet. In 2007 Lavinia And Tjeerd Top Violin Performed A World Premiere From The American Composer Garrett Byrnes At The Concertgebouw In Amsterdam. Furthermore In 2007 Lavinia Performed Another World Premiere Piece Composed By Carlos Mischans At The Vredenburg In Utrecht Together With The Radio Chamber Philharmony Conducted By Thierry Fischer . Lavinia Meijer Has Won A Large Number Of Prizes. She Won The First Prize At The Prinses Christina Competition 1997 The Stichting Jong Muziek Talent Nederland 1996 1998 The Nederlands Harp Competition 1997 2004 And The Vriendenkrans Contest From The Concertgebouw In Amsterdam 2005 . She Also Won Prizes At Several Large International Harp Competitions The Second Prize At The International Harp Competition In Lausanne 1998 The Third Prize At The International Harp Competition In Lille 1999 The First Prize At The International Harp Competition In Brussels 2000 The Third Prize At The International Harp Competition In Israel 2001 The Second Prize At The Reinl-Wettbewerb In Vienna 2002 And The Third Prize At The Sixth International USA Harp Competition In America 2004 . Furthermore She Has Won Prizes For The Best Interpretation Of Visions In Twilight From Garrett Byrnes And The Harp Concert In B-Flat Major From Georg Friedrich Händel. In 2005 Lavinia Was Awarded The Cultuurprijs From Ede For Her Promotion Of The Harp As A Solo Instrument. This Prize Was Presented To Her By The Renowned Herman Krebbers . In 2007 Lavinia Was Awarded The Fellowship From The Borletti-Buitoni Trust In London As Well As The MeesPierson Award At The Concertgebouw Amsterdam Together With Violinist Tjeerd Top. read less