Julija Skipore
Julija Skipore (b. 1985) is a classically educated accordionist, graduated at The Jāzeps Vītols Academy of Music in Riga (Latvia) and The Syddansk Musikkonservatorium. She began playing music at age 9 and received tuition from Viktors Nikandrovs at the music school in Limbaži. Later she studied at the MGK and Music Academy with Jurijs Rižovs, as well at the Conservatory of Music in Milan for a short period.
Julija Skipore has participated in master classes by Massimiliano Pitocco, Eduardas Gabnys, Krzysztof Olczak, Sergio Scappini, Jytte von Rüden among others. She is award winner at the international competitions in Citta di Lanciano (Italy), Castelfidardo (Italy), Tartu (Estonia), St. Petersburg (Russia). Julija Skipore has played concerts and participated in festivals at home and abroad, f. Ex. in Lithuania, Estonia, Russia, Norway, Germany, Italy, Denmark. She plays as soloist, soloist with orchestra and also in chamber music ensembles.
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Ivaylo Dechkoff (born 1973) graduated at the Music Academy in Sofia (Bulgaria) and the University Mozarteum in Salzburg (Austria)
violin and PR
Aistė Juodagalvytė (b.1982, in Vilnius) has studied in M.K.Čiurlionis school of art and Lithuania Music and Theater academy. She has finished her master degree and solo class degree in Odense, Denmark with professor Arne Balk-Møller.
violin
5 years of studies at the Music Academy in Gdansk and graduated with master. Graduated at the Conservatory in Malmö in Rafael Altino’s class.
viola
Heikki Takkula graduated from Sibelius Academy in Helsinki year 2011 with top honors. Later on he continued his studies in Denmark and played his debut concert spring 2015. Heikki Takkula plays a cello from Cremona 1830.
violoncello
Since 2011 Toms Timofejevs is working as principal assistant double bass in Odense Symphony orchestra. Before he had worked in The Latvian National Symphony orchestra, Sonderjylland’s Symphony orchestra and Danish Royal Opera orchestra.
double bass
