Margrét Hjaltested

Baroque Viola

Margrét enjoys a diverse career as a performer and teacher. Born in Reykjavík, Iceland, Margrét is currently based in New York City. She has played with the New Jersey Symphony, the American Composers Orchestra, and the Albany Symphony. As a baroque violist, she has performed with The American Classical Orchestra, Bach Vespers at Holy Trinity, and La Fiocco. She is a founding member and co-director of the baroque ensemble The Queens Consort. Margrét has toured internationally with the New York Symphonic Ensemble on its annual tour of the Far East, the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra, Luciano Pavarotti´s International Farewell Tour, and the Icelandic singer-songwriter Björk. She maintains a private studio for adults/amateur string players in Queens, New York and Lubec, Maine. A popular chamber music workshop coordinator and string coach in the Tri-State Region and New England, Margrét received her B.Mus. from The Juilliard School, M.Mus. from Mannes College of Music, and M.C.M (Master of Creative Management) from Bifröst University in Iceland. Her principal teachers were Karen Tuttle, Karen Ritscher, Joey Corpus, and, for historical performance, Nancy Wilson, and Albert Fuller. Visit www.margrethja.com.