Violin/Viola

Overview

Students can start learning the violin at a young age at 5-6 years old with private lessons twice a week. We also offer a violin preschool where two students have lessons together twice a week for 30 minutes at a time.

Violin students get the opportunity to play with the school’s string orchestra.

Beginners can rent instruments from the school.

Full study 2x 30 min per week (private)

66% study 2x 20 min per week (private)

50% study 1x 30 min per week (private)

50% study 2x 20 min per week (two students per lesson)

Teachers

Matthías Stefánsson

Matthías Stefánsson began studying the violin at the age of 5 in Akureyri. He received a diploma from the Reykjavík College of Music as well as studying the guitar at FÍH Music School. Matthías has been working as a musician since 2002, in addition to teaching violin and guitar. Matthías has played on over 150 albums and has collaborated with most of Iceland’s most well-known musicians. He has participated in numerous plays/musicals and concert performances, and has worked as a musician at the National Theatre, City Theatre, Icelandic Opera, Iceland Dance Company, the North Iceland Symphony Orchestra and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Matthías has composed and arranged music for artists, and he has also had two songs reached the finals of the Icelandic selection for Eurovision.

Auður Hafsteinsdóttir

Auður completed her soloist certification from the Reykjavík College of Music. She has a Bachelor of Music degree from the New England Conservatory and a Master of Music degree from the University of Minnesota, where her teachers were the renowned couple Almita and Roland Vamos. Auður has appeared both as a soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States, Canada, Europe, Japan and China. Auður has played on numerous CD recordings both in Iceland and abroad and has received excellent reviews for her performances. Many of Auður’s students have won awards and are studying at music conservatories abroad.