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Loving nuances - a worldwide performing violin soloist-composer, CEO of Victory Academy Berlin for musical excellence & professor in South Korea
I was born into a family specialized in science, linguistics, theater, music, medicine and pedagogics. Actually my first violin student was 11 and I was 10. ;-)
It is the most normal thing for me to listen to other people and try helping them. In short: Teaching is in my blood, I love it and my students and I normally have lots of fun - next to an efficient working time focusing on the big arch in music as well as refined nuances.
As I child I played my orchestra solo debut and performed in the Berlin and Munich philharmonic halls, Seoul Arts Center, Paris Salle Pleyel, Teatro de la Scala Milano and other famous venues in the US, South America, Europe and Asia. Awarded with many competition prizes (e.g. World Federation of International Music Competitions), I played all kinds of music: solo with orchestra, solo, chamber music with colleagues such as A. Brendel, J. Fischer, S. Temmingh, Berlin Philharmonics, as concert master of Korean Broadcasting Orchestra, tutti in orchestras, choirs, studied baroque violin, New Music, composition and even Jazz/ Pop. Several concerts were broadcasted on radio and TV.
I became professor at the age of 28 in South Korea, selected at Weimar´s Franz Liszt Music University for its dependance in South Korea - one of the most vivid musical markets and inspiring places of music and arts on first world class level. I moved back to Europe and want to bridge these two cultures.
Next to international concerts I teach musical excellence at Victory Academy Berlin® in string playing and chamber music focusing on intense training for students´ entrance exams especially at German music universities or for final exams and competitions.
My three CDs – the last with all Ysaÿe sonatas and own pieces – played on the Ex-Midori Guarneri del Gesu – received all an Echo Classic nomination. My fourth album includes Nikolaj Medtner´s beautiful sonatas and my underwater music „Golden Sponge“ for violin, Asian instruments, percussion and loop and will be soon released with Sony Classical.
I wrote my bachalaureate thesis in maths discussing cycloids with a Stradivarius as an example and extended this in my diploma thesis in pedagogics discussing circle mouvements while playing the violin. Since ten years I´ve been working on a book - a practical philosophy about violin playing. I love the sound caleidoscopes of all kinds of instruments and composed "Jasmine Rice" a concerto for violin, harp, marimba, EurAsian ensemble & light.
You have a clear imagination about what you want to study with me and ask questions?Wonderful - I will try to give you the key to find YOUR answer. All humans have different bodies and share individual feelings with hands, body and instrument. This is a very delicate and important issue and I help you becoming a unity with your violin, bow, the music and your creativity in order to improve your sound on world class level. You want me to "conduct" the lesson? You will realize endless improvement. American Record Guide wrote about my third CD - all Ysaye solo sonatas and my piece "Sojuchameleon for violin and field recording" played on the Ex - Midori Guarneri del Gesù: "...like many composers who are also performers, she has looked deeper into the music she is playing than others do" (2017, benchmarked among the top three Ysaye albums worldwide) - we can get out a maximum of fine differenced sound colours ( from gorgeous beauty to abstract scratch, if modern music) analyse, structure - I want you to understand music. Because we love all music anyway - intuitive logic approach of heart and head are the only truth. So - we search for an interpretation based on musical phenomenology.
As you are a curious person we are looking for: Top quality, new dimensions, joy and beyond all: truth! I will help you finding the key for any problem - solving it on your own!
I studied with the best professors (Bron, Rissin, Picard e.g. at Hanns Eisler, with Gitlis, Chumachenco, Weithaas, composition with Sciarrino, Tchemberdji, Saunders, Meyer, SET school, Juilliard School, Korean traditional music and so on) in the world and I had to change my violin technique two times from zero. It was a hard process, partly very frustrating, I lost lots of time, thought about all, nearly stopped playing - but - finally found out my way of playing, my inner voice - succeeding through my believe in music. Therefore I understand quickly any technical problem in hands and body and have a rare register of technical skills, as I can switch between several schools and question any dogmatic school. I regard each student as an individual.
We can build up your technique with scales, articulations, etudes, improvisations and always study pieces next to. We will enrich classes with other arts, literature and any field you are interested in - associative and always respecting our physical well-being while playing.
If you need competition or entrance/ final exams training
we can schedule intense sessions and you will make a huge progress in short time.
Just let men know what you need, bring all your enthusiasm and we´ll have a great time together with music! Find your musical vision!
Experience & Education
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German School of Music Weimar, Kangnam University, South Korea 2010 – 2018
Professor of violin and chamber music (strings, piano, woodwinds)Around 30 students successfully degreed in a German-Korean university cooperation. My students are between 19-28 years. We study demanding repertory from all epoches with performances in important concert halls in Vienna, Munich, Berlin, Seoul. -
international concerts, recording artist, writer (The Strad) 1999 – Present
violin soloist / chamber musician / composer / CEO of Victory Academy Berlin of musical excellenceI'm a worldwide performing violin soloist with international orchestras, composer, chamber musician, leader of Universal Korean Organic Ensemble Viktoria & Virtuosi e.V., (UKOREVV) in Berlin, prepare students for entrance exams at Music Universities -
T´Way Airlines, Ensemble Phase Seoul, Trio SOL, renowned soloists 2008 – Present
Commissions of compositionsI composed for diverse chamber/ orchestra groups, companies and always perform my music by my own, too. So I dive more and more into musical understanding of all epoches and countries. I do field recordings and work with Pro Tools. -
Hanns Eisler Music University 2003 – 2008
Artist Diploma -
Hänssler Classics, Oehms, Solo Musica 2015 – Present
Recording Artists*Ja(zz)smine Rice - Violin Mysteries (SM) * Wild Bird - Music for violin & harp (Oehms) *Les Furies - Ysaye´s Solo Sonatas & Kaunzner: Sojuchameleon (Hänssler) *EurAsian Gold - Medtner´s sonatas & Kaunzner: "Golden Sponge" incl. Gugak (Sony) -
Victory Academy Berlin 2017 – Present
CEOMusical Excellence: Coaching for entrance/ final exams at German Music Universities including theory and German language, competitions, professionals and students, especially for Korean students -
The Juilliard School 2011 – 2011
Starling Delay SmyposiumScholarship as student artist -
Florian Leonhard Fine violins 2013 – Present
supported byThanks to Florian Leonhard Fien Violins London I performed and recorded several times on the outstanding Ex-Midori Guarneri del Gesù violin and a 1724 Stradivari violin -
international 2012 – Present
Music Universities in Seoul, Geneva, Vienna, Dresden, Zurich, Linz, Pilsen, Busan, OldenburgMasterclasses/ lectures as violinist-composer -
International Competitions/ Awards 1995 – Present
Prize WinnerWorld Federation of International Music Competitions, ZEIT-Bucerius, Deutscher Musikinstrumentenfonds Hamburg, 1st prize federal competition Jugend Musiziert Germany, Usti (Czech Republic) a.o. -
Korean Broadcasting Symphony Orchestras 2012 – 2012
Guest concert master -
The Strad // Neue Musikzeitung 2014 – Present
writersubstantial articles about South Korean string playing -
South Korea 2018 – Present
The StradReserach about South Korean violinists´enormous success in international violin/ ctring competitions. Published in 2/2019. -
Berlin 2019 – Present
Universal Korean Organic Ensemble - Viktoria & Virtuosi e.V. - UKOREVV - CEOWe are an outstanding chamber music ensemble of international leading soloists and composers. As in old times the best composers also performed their pieces by their own like Paganini, Ysaye e.g. we share a spirit of being a complete musician. -
worldwide 2019 – Present
TV actressFollowing invitations from leading German and Southkorean TV films such as ARD crime series "Rentercops" where I appeared as a Paganini virtuoso -
Berlin - international 2019 – Present
producer of functioning chocolate 7 inch records with my own musicBest music on vegan delicious artisan hand made chocolate - 10 times to listen & enjoy - then you enjoy it are creative cook: a nice choco pudding - the world's only sustainable music you also can eat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYIVZwM5XZs -
Berlin 2019 – Present
Universal Korean Organic Ensemble - Viktoria & Virtuosi e.V. - UKOREVV - CEOWe are an outstanding chamber music ensemble of international leading soloists and composers. As in old times the best composers also performed their pieces by their own like Paganini, Ysaye e.g. we share a spirit of being a complete musician. -
worldwide 2019 – Present
TV actressFollowing invitations from leading German and Southkorean TV films such as ARD crime series "Rentercops" where I appeared as a Paganini virtuoso -
Berlin - international 2019 – Present
producer of functioning chocolate 7 inch records with my own musicBest music on vegan delicious artisan hand made chocolate - 10 times to listen & enjoy - then you enjoy it are creative cook: a nice choco pudding - the world's only sustainable music you also can eat https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LYIVZwM5XZs
Reviews
Ennio Tangocci
September
Ms. Kaunzner is not only a phenomenal violinist but also a terrific teacher. While she is a perfectionist, who pays great attention to details, she is also very patient with beginners. She will make sure you learn the finest technique and achieve a great sound with your instrument. Any note that isn’t absolutely perfect in pitch will be revised. Thank you!
Austin
June
Ms. Kaunzner is an extremely detailed, insightful, and caring teacher. Her approach to technique and music built confidence in my playing, and gave my key pointers on what to improve on. I will definitely find her again for lessons! Vielen Dank für die Geigenunterricht! :)
Thomas Bauer
May
Thank your for this great and inspiring introduction lesson. Finally I know how to solve the technical problem in Paganini. I will definetly continue lessons with you. Thank you so much!
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