Madeleine Carruzzo (born 1956 in

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) is a Swiss violinist. Since 1 September 1982 she has been a member of the

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.Madeleine Carruzzo at the official site of the Berliner Philharmonic
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Die Pionierin (Literally: The Female Pioneer): Madeleine Carruzzo, 54
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Eine ist immer die Erste (Literally: One is always the first)
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Hart besaitet (Literally: 'Hard strings')
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Life

Madeleine Carruzzo first received guitar lessons and later came to the violin. She graduated from the

Hochschule für Musik Detmold The Hochschule für Musik Detmold is a university-level music school situated in Detmold, Germany. Academics The Hochschule offers performance degrees in composition, all orchestral instruments, piano, voice, opera, art-song, conducting, as we ...

where she studied under Tibor Varga. After studying, she applied to the

Zurich Chamber Orchestra The Zurich Chamber Orchestra (Zürcher Kammerorchester; ZKO, German abbreviation) is a Swiss chamber orchestra based in Zurich. The ZKO's principal concert venue in Zurich is the Tonhalle. The ZKO also performs in Zurich at the Schauspielhaus Zü ...

as the

concertmaster The concertmaster (from the German ''Konzertmeister''), first chair (U.S.) or leader (U.K.) is the principal first violin player in an orchestra (or clarinet in a concert band). After the conductor, the concertmaster is the second-most signifi ...

and to the

as an ensemble member. While she was rejected in Switzerland, because at that time a female was not wanted in the position of concertmaster, she received an invitation from the Berlin Philharmonic to an audition on 23 June 1982. There, she succeeded, in competition with 12 other players. Apart from her work with the Berlin Philharmonic, Madeleine Carruzzo is also active in various

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ensembles, including the Metropolis Ensemble Berlin, the Venus Ensemble, and the Philharmonic Streichersolisten.

External links

Madeleine Carruzzo
at the official site of the Berliner Philharmonic
Madeleine Carruzzo at discogs.com

References

1956 births Living people Women classical violinists Hochschule für Musik Detmold alumni 20th-century classical violinists 21st-century classical violinists People from Sion, Switzerland Swiss violinists 20th-century women musicians 21st-century women musicians {{Violinist-stub