Christian Svarfvar

Christian Svarfvar - violin

Born in 1982 Christian started to play the violin at the age of 5. At age 12 he made his debut as soloist with the Swedish Chamber Orchestra. After having completed compulsory school, he was admitted to the violin class at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, and at the age of 19 won the prestigious Ljunggrenska Competition of Music in Gothenburg, making his first appearance on the Swedish Radio station.In 2003 he completed his diploma studies at the Royal College of Music with a jubilant perfomance of Carl Nielsens violin concerto with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra at the Stockholm Concert Hall. "Musical mastership, virtuosic control and sensibility equally mastered." -Luxemburg Wort In 2004 Christian was accepted to the Juilliard School in New York for violin studies with the legendary Robert Mann. He completed the two-year program in one year with the distinction of ”highest honour”. During his time of study in the US, Christian Svarfvar performed on a number of occasions, with ensembles such as the Swedish Chamber Orchestra (as soloist in Tchaikovsky's violin concerto) and the Stockholm Sinfonietta. He also appeared numerous times in chamber music and violin recitals at Lincoln Center, New York. During this period the Swedish National TV and Swedish TV4 filmed a documentary about his life at the Juilliard School . In 2008 Christian played the acclaimed world premiere of Howard Shore´s violin concerto, Eastern Promises, with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra of Stockholm. He has worked with conductors such as Hannu Lintu, Vassily Sinaisky, Douglas Boyd, Howard Shore, Marin Alsop and Jorma Panula, and has received major scholarships from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, The American-Scandinavian Foundation and the Juilliard School of Music. Highlights: Rising Star 2007/2008 including solo concerts in the most prestigious concert halls in the world in cities such as Vienna, Amsterdam, Paris, Brussels, Cologne, and in New York`s Carnegie Hall. (Christian was appointed by the European Concert Hall Organization.)