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Annie Valentina 
(Tina) Presthus

Violin 

Presthus Tina

Education

Born on July 12, 1996, Bergen (Norway)


2024

Ongoing Music and Art Private University of the City of Vienna (MUK):
-BA Instrumental and Vocal Pedagogy (IGP) and Master Degree (Continuous)-

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2018-2022

Music and Art Private University of the City of Vienna (MUK):

-Bachelor's degree-

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2009 - 2012

Nordbygdo Ungdomsskule (secondary school, Stord/Norway) 

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2002 - 2009

Rommetveit barneskule (primary school, Stord/Norway) 

Violin Professors:

  • 2001-2006 Margarita Popova, (Bømlo, Norway).

  • 2006-2012 Tamara and Michail Iakovlev, (Bergen, Norway).

  • 2005-2012 Irina Sytina, (Moscow, Russia).

  • 2012-2018 Anna Kandinsky, (JHK, Eisenstadt).

  • 2018-2023 Henja Semmler, (MUK, Vienna).

  • 2022- ongoing Pavel Vernikov, (MUK, Vienna)

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Festivals and master classes:

  • 2003-2009
    Valdres Sommersymfoni (master class, Valdres, Norway)

-Professors: Ragin Wenk-Wolff, Piotr Janowsky, Alf Ricchard Kraggerud, Dora Schwarzberg.

 

  • 2003
    «Grieg-Tchaikovsky 2003 and "The Jubilee of 1905" Festival (Moscow).
     

  • 2012
    «Les Karellis» Festival (France),

-Professors: Albert Markov, Alexander Markov.

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  • 2014-2016
    ​«Prizvanie Muzykant» International summer school (Moscow, Russia).

-Professors: Anna Kandinsky, Eduard Grach.

 

  • 2015 
    New Virtuosi Mastercourse (Italy)

-Professors: Teachers: Ani Schnarch

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  • 2016
    Kronberg Festival

 

  • 2017
    «European music institute», (EMI, master course, Vienna),

-Professors: Pavel Vernikov, Svetlana Makarova.

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  • 2018-2019
    “Summer music in Upper Nagoldtal” (master course, Germany),

-Professors: Vadim Gluzman

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  • 2019
    “International Summer Academy Ettal/Classical Summer Festival Ettal” (Masterclass, Germany)

​-Professors: Ana Chumachenko. • 2019 Kronberg Festival • 2022 Virtuoso Belcanto (Lucca,

Italy), -Professors: Jan Bjøranger, Alissa Margulis, Eszther Haffner

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  • 2023
    «KIS Winter Festival» Festival/Masterclass (Grimstad, Norway)

 -Professors: Mark Gothoni, Jan Bjøranger • 2023 Virtuoso Belcanto – Masterclass/Festival (Luccca, Italy)

-Professors: Henning Kraggerud, Eszther Haffner

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Competitions

  • 2006
    "The International Moscow Rotary Club's Competition for Young Musicians" (Moscow, Russia), 9th Prize. 
     

  • 2006
    «The Youth Music Championship» (UMM), (Bergen, Norway), 1st Prize.

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  • 2008
    International competition: "Giovanni Talenti" (Italy), 1st Prize.
     

  • 2008:
    «The     Youth Music Championship» (UMM), (Bergen, Norway), 1st Prize.
     

  • 2008:
    “Dream Scholarship” from the NorwegianCouncil of Cultural Schools.
     

  • 2010
    Spohr Competition for Young Violinists (Weimar, Germany).
     

  • 2010
    “The Youth Music Championship” (UMM), (Bergen, Norway), 1st Prize.
     

  • 2016
    Padova International Music Competition(Padova, Italy) Prize winner.
     

  • 2016
    Grand Prize Virtuoso (London,UK), 1st Prize winner.
     

  • 2017
    International Violin Competition «Andrea     Postacchini» (Fermo, Italy)
     

  • 2015
    Goldmark concert performed as a soloist with the JHK Orchestra (Eisenstadt, Austria).

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  • 2018-2019
    Performances (as a soloist) with Pavel Slobodkin's Moscow orchestra (Moscow, Russia)

Orchestra and chamber music projects:

  • November 15, 2014: Vienna Polyphonist, project “Webern, Hartmann, Shostakovich” (Salon Razumovsky, Vienna)

  • December 10th, 2014: Axis Quartet Christmas Concert (Orgelbauerhaus, Eisenstadt) • April 3rd, 2016: Axis Quartet: Pannonian Forum Kittsee (Kittsee Castle) • April 15th, 2016: Haydn Orchestra (Eisenstadt), Program: J.Haydn and Mozart • January 13th. 2017: Axis Quartet Concert, (Breitenfurt Village

  • Community) • June 9, 2017: Vienna Polyphonic Long Night of the Churches (Military Parish, Vienna)

  • June 18, 2017: Concert project “Organ Spring”, Camerata Eisenstadt (mountain church, Eisenstadt)

  • January 12, 2018 and January 17, 2018: Haydn Orchestra (KUZ, Eisenstadt) New Year's Concert

  • January 17, 2018: Horizon Youth Orchestra (Muth, Vienna)

  • January 21, 2018: Haydn Orchestra (Neusiedl)) New Year's concert

  • April 7, 2018: Axis Quartet (Salon Razumovsky)

  • May 4, 2018: “Abba-Symphonic” (KUZ, Güssing)

  • September 1, 2018: Haydn Orchestra (KUZ, Eisenstadt) Carmina Burana

  • September 27, 2018 and October 7, 2018: Haydn Orchestra (Esterhazy scholss, Eisenstadt) F.Schubert: Symphony no.5, and Mass no.6

  • May 18, 2019: Haydn Orchestra (Esterhazy Castle, Eisenstadt) WAMozart, J.Haydn, and LVBeethoven

  • February 3, 2019: Philarmonic Generations Vienna, Chinese New Year concert

  • April 6, 2019: Orpheus chamber orchestra Vienna, “Paulus Oratorio” F.Mendelssohn (Brucknerhaus, Linz)

  • June 19, 2019: Vienna Concert Association, (Concert Hall, Berio Hall)

  • 04-10.10.2019: Axis Quartet, with JBPommier and Olga Martynova, Festival Piano Prestige (Beziers, France)

  • October 12, 2019: Wiener Polyphoniker-5 Beethoven piano concerts-5 seasons (Altes town hall, Vienna)

  • November 30, 2019: Chamber Orchestra of the Orchestra Association, (Reformed City Church, Vienna)

  • February 4th, 2020: Philarmonic Generations Vienna, Chinese New Year concert (Musikverein, Vienna)

  • February 21, 2020: Orpheus Chamber Orchestra Vienna, Beethoven 2020 Grand opening concert (Piano Gallery, Vienna)

  • February 23, 2020: Axis Quartet concert (Peterskirche crypt, Vienna)

  • May 12, 2023: “Abba-Symphonic”, (Fürstenfeld)

  • February 11, 2024: Philarmonic Generations Vienna, Chinese New Year Concert (Musikverein, Vienna)

Appearances on national television:

  • 2006
    won 1st prize on the prestigious quiz show “Quit or Double” (Kvitt eller Dobbelt), topic: «The Tudor Dynasty». (Norway)
     

  • 2008
    Semi-finalist of “Norway Got Talent” (Norske Talenter), as a violinist.
     

  • Guest appearances on the famous talk shows “Skavlan” and “Lindmo”. (Norway)

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