Olivia Doflein
Olivia Doflein (1989) originally from the Netherlands
and former student of Chris Duindam, moved to London
in 2009 to study at the Royal College of Music, where
she completed her Bachelor as well as her Master
degree with First Class honours as a pupil of Natalia
Lomeiko.
She was crowned winner of the Young Soloist Award
14/15 by the Goois Symfonie Orkest in the Netherlands,
leading to several solo performances in the Netherlands
that year. She has won first prizes at several
competitions and has participated in masterclasses
with Zakhar Bron, Shlomo Mintz, Gordan Nicolic, Alina Ibragimova, and Pavel
Vernikov.
Her solo career has seen her professional debut in the season of 14/15 with De
Havilland Philharmonic Orchestra with Robin Browning in the UK, as well as her
German debut in May with the Heemsteeds Philharmonisch Orkest with Dick
Verhoef. She has since performed regularly as a soloist throughout the UK and the
Netherlands with orchestras such as Chester Philharmonic, Capriol Chamber
Orchestra and Covent Garden Chamber Orchestra.
Being an enthusiastic chamber musician, Olivia is involved in several ensembles
such as the Cugnon Project, founded by Chris Duindam, and the Belinfante String
Quartet. Her previous chamber experiences have led her to play at such prestigious
venues as Amsterdam Concertgebouw, Muziekgebouw Frits Philips Eindhoven,
Wigmore Hall and Cadogan Hall.
Olivia plays the J. Cuypers violin (1797) kindly on loan from the Dutch National
Music Instrument Foundation