Dr. Peter Bucknell
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Peter_Bucknell
Experience:
- Visiting Artist, Victorian College of the Arts, Melbourne
Master Class for String Students
- Visiting Artist, Australian National Academy of Music, Melbourne
Master Class for Viola Studio, Concert
-Professor of Viola, State University of New York, Potsdam 2002 - 2005
Viola Studio of 18 students, string technique classes, performances
Education:
- Doctorate in Viola, STate University of New York, Stony Brook
- Masters (Aufbaustudium), Hochschule fur Musik - Köln, Germany
- Advanced Studies Certificate, University of Southern California
- Licentiate Diploma (L.Mus), Australian Music Examinations Board
- Bachelor of Economics and Commerce, University of Melbourne
Publications and Presentations:
- Recordings on labels: Dorian, Musica Omnia, Hyperion, Titanic.
- Member of ensembles including Danel Quartet, "Raw Fish" Quartet, The New York Harp Trio, Stradivari Sextet
Orchestral Vitae:
- Principal Viola: Barcelona Symphony, Detmold Chamber Orchestra, Melbourne Chamber Orchestra, Rebel Baroque Orchestra (New York)
- Guest: Sydney Symphony, LA Opera Orchestra, Liceu: Barcelona Opera, Brussels Opera, Munich Chamber Orchestra, Concerto Köln
Awards:
- First Prize: Auckland International Viola Congress Competition
- Osaka String Quartet Competition: Bronze Medal, Audience Prize
- Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Memorial Trust Grant
- Lillybelle Foundation Grant
- University of Southern California: Award for Early Music
Teachers and Courses:
- Mitchell Stern, Rainer Moog, Donald McInnes, Nathan Gutman
- Courses with Yuri Bashmet, Alban Berg Quartet
Teaching Objective:
To create and maintain a strong studio of viola students, and nurture them through their degrees.
To instill top level musical, technical and pedagogical skills in each student.
To guide my students into the professional music world with useful knowledge and understanding of their vocation.