About me

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Curriculum Vitae

Katharina Apostolidis was born in Lübeck, Germany, where she also studied violin at the Musikhochschule under Prof. P. Munteanu (Rumania) and piano (minor subject) and was awarded a diploma in music education. As a faculty member of the Hamburg Conservatory for about 23 years she not only taught violin and viola at elementary and intermediate levels, but students at the college level were also under her tutelage. Her violin and piano pupils often have won 1. and 2. prices in competitions.

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Lara is playing in Laeiszhalle Hamburg © K. Apostolidis

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Since 2003 Mrs. Apostolidis is a free-lance musician, violin teacher (all levels) and piano teacher (from beginning up to medium level), whose broad musical spectrum extends from orchestra work with the Kiel Philharmonic and Hamburger Symphoniker (1984-1987) to rock, pop, international folklore, tango, film, musical and songs. She has been creative in integrating video, keyboard, practicing-app in her music instructions. Furthermore MET (Meridian Energy Technic), Kinesiology and Wingwave for balancing stress-situations, stage-fright.

Mrs. Apostolidis authored two articles in the European String Teacher Association Journal:
Der Weg des Lernens in der Kunst (The progress of learning in the Arts) and Identität und Krise des musikalischen Erlebens (Identity and Crisis of the Musical Experience).

Music-medicine articles and lectures at congress about “The crook pelvis condition of violin students as the cause of pains, health problems and future illnesses”.
As a violinist, lyricist and cover designer, she has also collaborated on 19 compact disc recordings with her earlier husband, the guitarist and songwriter Nicos Apostolidis.
From 2012 until 2019 she has also worked as free-lance cultural editor in “Hamburger Klönschnack”.

Participation 2015 in the movie „Von jetzt an kein zurück“ with Ben Becker as a violinist in the string quartet. Studio recordings, e.g. for Otto Waalkes

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English Publications

Some of my books I use in the lessons as needed. You can order them about your bookshop or about onlineshops. If you only want to have a look inside online before, you will find more details about content and a few pages at www.stretta.de. I don’t use affiliate links.

 

Foto: Katharina Apostolidis, Copyright Edition Conbrio bei Hug Musikverlage Zürich, amerikanische Lizenz: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.

Foto: Katharina Apostolidis, © Edition Conbrio bei Editionen Halbig GmbH & Co. KG, amerikanische Lizenz: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.

A coloring and activity book to help children learning the names of treble clef notes with fun and lively pictures. Included are small learning steps and various creative works, puzzles and games. The book begins with the notes of the C major scale. It is possible to start at any other page also with sharps and flats. Every note is connected to an animal or a symbol which starts with the same letter. The volume is suitable for instrumental classes in single lessons as well as in groups. A well devised and at the same time very versatile method for children. (Edition Conbrio bei Hug Musikverlage, American license Mel Bay Publications Inc.)

 

Foto: Katharina Apostolidis, Copyright Edition Conbrio bei Hug Musikverlage Zürich, amerikanische Lizenz: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.

Foto: Katharina Apostolidis, © Edition Conbrio bei Editionen Halbig GmbH & Co. KG, amerikanische Lizenz: Mel Bay Publications, Inc.

A coloring and activity book to help children between 5 – 11 years to learn notes and rests. Included are small learning steps and various creative works, puzzles and games of dice with several possibilities to repeat. Beginning with quarters, there are two possible directions: either to the slower notes (half, dotted half and whole notes) or to the faster notes (eighth and sixteenth notes). Both methodic ways are equal. Chapters for the rests have a similar structure. The presentation of new notes and rests combines little vivid tales with moving experiences of the children themselves (clapping, walking, and singing). The volume is suitable for instrumental classes in single lessons as well as in groups and also for foundation classes. A well-devised, and at the same time, very versatile method, which can be used as a permanent assistant to fun and easy success. (Edition Conbrio bei Hug Musikverlage Zürich, American license Mel Bay Publications Inc.)

Musicmedicine article, theater piece, learning software and 11 music-books in German, Norwegian, English, Spanish and Japanese you find here under „Publikationen“.

 

Own concerts

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Youtube-Video: Après un rêve von Fauré

 

Duo Amuselle

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Youtube-Video: Listen to our romantic violin with Duo Amuselle and Sascha Rotermund

Youtube-Video: „The Swan“ by Camille Saint Saens

 

Duo Piekfein

Youtube-Video: Duo Piekfein

More photos, CDs and examples of other concerts you can find under Eigene Konzerte and Hörbeispiele.

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