Emma Rotomeza - Viola

Emma Rotomeza is a promising romanian violist, born in 1985 in Ramnicu Valcea. She is the Grand Prix winner of the “George Georgescu” Competition in 2004 and has won over fifteen 1st Prizes at competitions such as: the “Orpheus Competition” in 1998, the “Johann Sebastian Bach Competition for violin and viola” in 2003 and 2004, the “Garabet Avachian Competition” in 2003, the “National Romanian Olympics of Music” in 2000 with an Excellency Diploma in 2004, the “Young Talents Competition” in 2002 and 2003, an Excellency Diploma from the Rotary Club for her musical activity in 2004 and more recent, the “Road to Celebrity Competition” in 2011.

She holds her Graduation and Diploma in Music in 2004 at the class of Mariana Mihailescu (alto) in Ramnicu Valcea, both Bachelor and Master degrees in Music Performance, and a Pedagogy Diploma in 2010 from the National Music University of Bucharest at the classes of Valeriu Pitulac (alto), Iulia Timiras (alto), Serban-Dimitrie Soreanu (chamber music) and Dumitru Goia (orchestra) and an Erasmus Scholarship in 2009 at the “Eduardo Martinez Torner” Conservatory in Spain with Luis Magin (alto).

She is currently performing her Advanced Studies in Music at the International Menuhin Music Academy in Switzerland since May 2011. She has studied with Liviu Prunaru (Netherlands), Sophia Reuter (Germany), Johannes Eskaer (Denmark), Ettore Causa (SUA) and Pablo de Naveran (Spain) until May 2012 and now is continuing under the guidance of Maxim Vengerov, Oleg Kaskiv (Switzerland), Ivan Vukcevic (Switzerland) and Niall Brown (Luxembourg).

She is part of the Menuhin Soloists and performs on a regular basis in Switzerland and abroad. This summer she has recorded an audio CD at the Dinemec Studios of Maxim Vengerov and the Menuhin Soloists and a live concert DVD of Maxim Vengerov with IMMA Soloists in the Paleo Festival in Nyon, July 2012. She has performed in halls such as KKL Luzern, Palais Princier in Monaco, Estoril Festival in Portugal, Darmstadt Orangerie - Germany, the Romanian Atheneum in Bucharest, Okayama Miki Memorial Hall, Matsuyama Hall, Hiroshima Phoenix Hall - Japan.

Master-classes:
International Menuhin Music Academy in Gstaad, Switzerland in 2011 and 2012 with Liviu Prunaru, Maxim Vengerov, Sophia Reuter, Johannes Eskaer and Ivan Vukcevic.
· Orchestra summer course: Romanian National Youth Orchestra in Sinaia, 07/2010
Conductor: Cristian Mandeal
· Viola masterclass with Ashan Pillai, viola teacher from the ESMUC Conservatory in Barcelona, held in Oviedo, Spain, May 2009.
· Chamber music masterclass with the Leonor Quartet in the “Eduardo Martinez Torner” Conservatory in Oviedo Spain, March 2009.
· Chamber music course with Bujor Prelipcean, violinist of the Voces Quartet held in the National Music University Bucharest, 2008.
· Orchestra summer Academy “Collegium Musicum” Schloss Weisenstein, Pomersfelden, Germany 14 july – 12 august 2007
Conductors: Zoltan Kocsis, Dorian Keilhack, Hiroshi Kodama, Sergio Cárdenas
Viola: Walter Küssner, Berliner Philharmoniker
Chamber music: Julia Gartemann, Berliner Philharmoniker
· Orchestra summer course „Kodaly-Bartok International Youth Orchestra“, Future of Europe Organization, Kecskemet, Hungary 5 – 18 July 2006
Conductor: Tamas Vasary
· Orchestra summer course “International Orchestra Institute Attergau” under the guidance of the Vienna Phylarmonic
Viola: Hans Peter Ochsenhofer – Vienna Phylarmonic
Conductors: Riccardo Muti, Rudolf Buchbinder
· Orchestra course in the National Music University of Bucharest
Conductor: Christian Badea
· Summer class in the “IConArts” Festival, Cisnadie, Romania, 2009 and 2010
Viola: Andreea Mantu – the ConTempo Quartet
Chamber music: Adrian Mantu – The ConTempo Quartet

In October 2009 she founded the “Resonance Quartet” that has enjoyed great success in Romania. They performed concerts in the George Enescu Museum in Bucharest, the Operetta House in Bucharest, the Pitesti Philharmonic, the Jewish Community Centre, The Romanian National Opera. In November 2009 they made a project with students from the National University of Acting Theatre and Cinematography performing together the play “Time”, that was very well received by the critics.
In July 2010 the quartet is invited to concert-tour of the Romanian Palaces by the Romanian National Radio Institution. They sustain concerts in the “Peles Castle” in Sinaia, the “Miclauseni Castle”, the “Union Museum” in Iasi, the “Mogosoaia Palace” and in “George Enescu’s Memorial House” from Tescani. In 2011, Resonance Quartet appears on National Television (TVR1) for the famous “100% Guaranteed” television show that has been visualized also abroad through TVR International and becomes one of the favorite groups for this show. In 2011 the quartet participates in the “Road to Celebrity” Competition in Mogosoaia and wins the Chamber music section.

Her orchestral experience includes: the Romania National Radio Symphonic Orchestra - substitute (2008 – 2009), the Romania Radio Chamber Orchestra - substitute (2010-2011), the Romanian Youth Orchestra – member (2009-2011), the Romanian Royal Camerata – founding member (2009-2011)

Other Activities:
· Viola Congress held by the AESAV Society in Oviedo, Spain, March 2010
· AEC Meeting for International Coordinators in European Conservatories, September 2009 - volunteer
Manager at Events Company from January 2010 until March 2011.