JULIET JOPLING (viola)
Juliet Jopling studied at the Mozarteum in Salzburg with Thomas Riebl, with Ferenc Rados at the International Musicians’ Seminar at Prussia Cove, and with David Takeno while at Trinity College, Cambridge University. As a Scholar at the Royal College of Music, Juliet was awarded the Peter Morrison Concerto Prize and Honours in her Performing Diploma in 1990. During her studies, Juliet was supported with awards from the Martin Trust, the Craxton Memorial Trust, South East Arts, The Countess of Munster Musical Trust and the Ian Fleming Memorial Awards.
In 1992, the Martin Trust awarded Juliet the Trevor Snoad Prize, and Juliet was a prizewinner in both the 1997 and 2000 Lionel Tertis International Viola Competitions. Juliet was a Young Concert Artist 2000 for The National Federation of Music Societies, and has been invited to perform in the Countess of Munster’s Young Artist Recital Series and for Live Music Now!
Juliet led the Essex Schools String Orchestra before changing to the viola, when she joined the National Youth Orchestra and then the European Community Youth Orchestra. At the Royal College of Music, Juliet was Principal Viola of the String Ensemble, touring under Rodney Friend. While at Cambridge, Juliet was Principal Viola of the Cambridge University Chamber Orchestra, and started working professionally in London. Juliet has worked with the Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Ensemble Modern (Frankfurt), the London Mozart Players, the English Chamber Orchestra and the Britten Sinfonia, and has appeared as Guest Principal Viola of Camerata Academica - Salzburg, the Opera de Rouen, and the Dresden Symphony Orchestra.
Miss Jopling has appeared as a soloist with many orchestras, including the Philharmonia with Jan Latham Koenig, the Brandenburg Philharmonia and the London Soloists Chamber Orchestra. Solo and chamber music broadcasts for BBC Radio 3 and radio stations throughout Europe include a live broadcast of Walton’s Viola Concerto for Classic FM.
Juliet Jopling was a founding member of the Ensemble Sándor Végh and the Quince Quartet (prizewinner in the 2004 Banff International String Quartet Competition). Since January 2004 Juliet has lived and worked in Oslo, where she plays with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and as a freelance chamber musician. Together with her partner Arvid Engegård, Atle Sponberg and Jan Erik Gustafsson, Juliet formed the Engegård Quartet in 2006.
September 2008