Eva Þórarinsdóttir
Icelandic violinist Eva Þórarinsdóttir (Thorarinsdottir) is a graduate of the Yehudi Menuhin School and the Royal Northern College of Music where she studied with Maciej Rakowski, being awarded an International Artist Diploma in Solo Performance in 2010.
Recently a Nordic Soloist Prize finalist, Eva is also a prize winner in numerous competitions including 3rd Prize and Audience Prize in the prestigious Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition in 2012.
Eva has appeared as a soloist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican performing Max Richter’s ‘Memoryhouse’ and has also performed numerous concertos with other acclaimed orchestras and ensembles such as the Manchester Camerata, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Oxford Philharmonic & Sinfonia Cymru. She also has a special collaboration with the Wycombe Sinfonia where she has performed the Bruch, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, and Tchaikovsky Concertos over the last few years.
Since 2019 Eva has held the Associate Leader position with the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic Orchestra, and is regularly invited to guest lead orchestras around Europe.
Currently Eva is focusing on a project which will see her record the complete Bach Solo Sonatas and Partitas whilst also exploring contemporary music and folk tunes from her native Iceland.
Eva plays on an 1845 Joseph Rocca violin, previously owned by the great Alfredo Campoli.
Eva has appeared as a soloist with the BBC Symphony Orchestra at the Barbican performing Max Richter’s ‘Memoryhouse’ and has also performed numerous concertos with other acclaimed orchestras and ensembles such as the Manchester Camerata, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Oxford Philharmonic & Sinfonia Cymru. She also has a special collaboration with the Wycombe Sinfonia where she has performed the Bruch, Mendelssohn, Sibelius, and Tchaikovsky Concertos over the last few years.
