Elin Arnardottir – Iceland

Elin Arnardottir was born on 27.11.1992 in Reykjavik (Iceland)
Elin started to play piano at the age of 4 with Prof. Hanna Vald�s Gu�mundsd�ttir

From 1996 until 2004 she studied at the Reykjav�k Suzuki School of Music (school) with Prof. Hanna Vald�s Gu�mundsd�ttir
From 2004 until 2009 she studied at the Reykjarvik College of Music () with Prof. Peter Mat�
She has studied since 2009 under Prof. Peter Mat�

Competitions:

1st Prize (2nd cat) of the Epta Iceland national piano competition, 2006

3rd Prize (1st cat.) of the Epta Iceland national piano competition, 2009

Additional info:

Received masterclasses from Professor: Albert Mamriev, Jussi Siirala

Competition repertoire:

First round:

  1. J.S. Bach. Prelude & Fugue c minor from WK II
  2. F. Chopin. Study op. 10 #12 in c minor
  3. L. van Beethoven. Sonata op. 57 #23 in f minor 1st movement
  4. S. Prokofiev. Sonata #6, 1st movement.

Second round:

  1. L. van Beethoven. Sonata op. 27 #1 in E flat major
  2. F. Chopin. Polonaise op. 53
  3. G. Ligeti. Etude #4. Fanfares