Oana Gadalean's Profile

Background:

Freelance Violin, Viola & Piano Player & Teacher 2005 – present I have experience teaching a range of ages from young children to retirement age, beginners to advanced level. I always have a custom approach of teaching style and technique, which suits better the personality of the tutee in order to enjoy the learning process. I also teach Music Theory. I am an experienced professional viola player. My musical training includes also music pedagogy, chamber music, orchestra, harmony, analysis and music theory, music history and philosophy. I live in Enfield, North London PROFESSIONAL EXPERIENCE: Teaching: North London Music Centre - August 2017 - May 2019 Private tuition - violin, viola & piano Groups: LaCordia String Quartet – October 2015 – March 2017 – Manager and Viola player Gioia String Quartet – April 2005 – April 2011 – Manager and Viola player Orchestra: Tutti Viola Player – Sussex Symphony Orchestra, Brighton, East Sussex (June 2015 – March 2017) Tutti Viola Player – Worthing Philharmonic Orchestra, Worthing, West Sussex (March 2014 – March 2017) Tutti Viola Player - Guernsey Symphony Orchestra, Guernsey, Channel Islands (season 2012 & 2013) Tutti Viola Player - "Dinu Lipatti" State Philharmonic Orchestra, Satu-Mare, Romania (March 2002 – March 2005) - Full time employee. Tours with this orchestra in Germany, France, Italy, Spain, Austria, Hungary, Belgium OTHER MUSICAL ACTIVITIES AND COURSES: July 2017 – Orchestra of the City London – (Saint Saens - Bacchanale from Samson and Delilah; Strauss - Four Last Songs; Wagner - Prelude and Liebestod from Tristan and Isolde; Tchaikovsky - Romeo and Juliet Overture - Fantasy) March 2017 - London Repertoire Orchestra Concert for The Bridge School – (Beethoven Overture Leonore No 3; Grieg Piano Concerto; Brahms Symphony No 4) February 2017 - Phoenix Choir and Orchestra – (Mendelssohn -Elijah) December 2016 - Chanctonbury Chorus and Orchestra (Christmas Oratorio – J. S Bach) May 2016 - Chanctonbury Chorus and Orchestra (Gabriel Fauré Cantique de Jean Racine; Arvo PärtBerliner Messe; Edward Elgar The Music Makers March, 2016- Sussex Chorus and Orchestra - Verdi - Requiem August 2001 – Tour in Spain with Transylvania State Philharmonic Orchestra of Cluj-Napoca March 2010 –“Liutaria” Chamber Orchestra of Cluj-Napoca - The Four Seasons by Piazzolla July 2009 – “Oratorium” Project - International Orchestra Master-class organized by “Jubilate Foundation” (1 week) conductor David Gier (South Dakota Symphony Orchestra Music Director, Chair of the Music Jury for the 2010 Pulitzer Prize, cover conductor for Metropolitan Opera New York) Viola docent – Ellen Rose (Julliard School graduate; Principal Viola of Dallas Symphony Orchestra) 2002 – Internationale Junge Orchesterakademie, Bayreuth, Germany – Orchestra International Summer Masterclass (1 month) 1999 - “Bach Academy” Orchestra Master-class (Baroque Music), Brasov, Romania 1998 – “Bach Academy” Orchestra Master-class, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 1991 – Orchestra Summer Master-class, Salzburg, Austria (2 weeks) 2008 – Bachelor’ (Honours) of Economics in Trade, Tourism and Service Economy – Babes Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania - The Faculty of Economic Science and Business Administration 2002 – Bachelor (Honours) of Arts in Music– Viola - Gh. Dima Music Academy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 1997 - Baccalaureate Diploma in Music - Sigismund Toduta Music High School, Cluj-Napoca, Romania EDUCATION: 2008 – Bachelor’ (Honours) of Economics in Trade, Tourism and Service Economy – Babes Bolyai University, Cluj-Napoca, Romania - The Faculty of Economic Science and Business Administration 2002 – Bachelor (Honours) of Arts in Music– Viola - Gh. Dima Music Academy, Cluj-Napoca, Romania 1997 - Baccalaureate Diploma in Music - Sigismund Toduta Music High School, Cluj-Napoca, Romania