Nils Jonsson
My Career
My Musical Education
Music Teachers: Camilla Wicks, Stephen Clapp, Kenneth Goldsmith, Victor Danchenko, David Cerone
Masterclasses: Benjamin Zander
Music Camps: Encore School for Strings
Music Festivals:
Youth Ensembles: Cleveland Orchestra Youth Orchestra
My Education
University/School: Rice University
Class Year: 1993
Major:
Linguistics
Degree: BA
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My Basics
Gender: Male
My relationship to classical music: Amateur Musician
My Hometown: Oberlin, OH
My Interests
About Me:
Favorite composers: J. S. Bach, Samuel Barber, Béla Bartók, William “Count” Basie, The Beatles, Ludwig van Beethoven, Irving Berlin, Hector Berlioz, William Bolcom, Johannes Brahms, Benjamin Britten, Dave Brubeck
Favorite piece of music:
Favorite artist: Nathan Milstein
Favorite recording: Dave Brubeck Quartet: Jazz at Oberlin (1953)
I regularly attend (ex: New York Phil.): Houston Grand Opera
Favorite pre/post concert hangout:
If a musician, what is your instrument: violin
Instrument maker or brand: Marchand
Personal Website: http://www.jonssons.org/
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Professional affiliations (ex: ASTA, MENC): Houston Professional Musicians Association (AFM Local 65-699)
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