Candida Thompson studied with David Takeno at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama in London, where she received her soloist's graduation diploma with honour.
11 Facts About Candida Thompson
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Candida Thompson developed her qualities further at the Banff Centre for the Arts in Canada.
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Candida Thompson participated in various national and international competitions and received several prizes.
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Candida Thompson has directed orchestras in Scandinavia, the Netherlands and the UK such as Mahler Chamber Orchestra, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, London Mozart Players, Camerata Salzburg.
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Candida Thompson has been a regular guest artist at La Musica Chamber Music Festival in Florida for the past 7 years collaborating with artists such as Bruno Giuranna, Joseph Silverstein, Isabelle Faust and Frans Helmerson.
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Candida Thompson appeared at the Boston Chamber music festival in July 2007 and participated in the Finnish Kuhmo Chamber Music Festival and at the Gubbio Chamber Music festival.
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Candida Thompson performed as a soloist with orchestras such as Moscow Chamber Orchestra, Wiener Symphoniker, Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, English String Orchestra, Netherlands Radio Chamber Orchestra, Holland Symfonia and Camerata Nordica, one of Sweden's leading chamber orchestras.
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Candida Thompson gave solo concerts in England, Germany, Denmark, Italy, Finland, Sweden, Czechoslovakia, Florida and Hong Kong.
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Candida Thompson has been Amsterdam Sinfonietta's artistic director and leader since 2003.
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Candida Thompson released a CD "Dutch violin sonatas" together with the pianist David Kuyken.
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Candida Thompson is a member of the Hamlet Piano Trio together with Paolo Giacometti and Xenia jankovic, they have recorded discs of Mendelssohn, Schubert and Beethoven Piano trios for Channel Classics.