Main Instrument: Violin
Secondary Instrument: Viola and Piano
Emilia Simeonov has graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Music / The Norwegian State Academy in Oslo, Norway (1991-1998).
She has worked as a violin teacher and freelance musician in Oslo, then later in the USA.
With both Eastern European and Norwegian background, Emilia’s teaching styles give fast results. Beautiful tones and techniques are achieved more easily with both beginners and advanced students. Emilia has worked with children from the ages of 5 to 18 years old. She has also extensive experience as a conductor and instructor for the string orchestra for children and groups.
As a performing musician, Emilia, has next to play classical music and experiment with improvisation and different styles, including, Flamenco, Jazz, Tango and Balken music. As a solo violinist, she has also been involved in several theater and musical productions.
In Oslo, Emilia has acted on several stages and in theaters including Cosmopolitan, Torshovteateret, Alley and Oslo New Theater. In New York, she played at Carnegie Hall, The Players Theater, La MaMa and Joe’s Pub.
In 2002, Emilia moved from Norway to the USA. She now resides in NYC with her family.