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Stefan Burchardt
Stefan Burchardt (b. 2003, Odense) is a Danish violinist who made his concerto debut with the Odense Symphony Orchestra in 2011. Since then, he has appeared as soloist with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Sønderborg Symphony Orchestra, and Cantus Firmus Orchestra, performing Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, Sibelius’ Violin Concerto, and Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1, and has appeared in venues including the Berliner Philharmonie Chamber Hall, Beethoven-Haus Bonn, Carl Nielsen Hall, and Bulgaria Hall in Sofia.
In May 2025, Stefan was awarded the Grand Prize, Second Prize, and the Géza Anda Foundation Award at the International Cantus Firmus Competition in Sofia, where he appeared as soloist with the Cantus Firmus Orchestra. His other distinctions include first prizes at the Flame Concours Paris, Øresunds Solist (2019, including the Talent Prize), and Jugend musiziert (JuMu, 2019), as well as the Hans Schauble Prize (2020), the Berlingske Competition Gold Medal and Talent Prize. He has also been a finalist at the Eugène Ysaÿe International Violin Competition and the Beethoven Competition Berlin.
Stefan began studying with Alexandre Zapolski in Copenhagen at the age of five, later studying with Helge Slaatto and Sergey Azizian. At thirteen, he was admitted to the Julius-Stern-Institut of the Universität der Künste Berlin, where he studied with Prof. Latica Honda-Rosenberg. At sixteen, he commenced his Bachelor’s studies in her class, before continuing with a Master’s degree under Prof. Svetlana Makarova at HEMU in Lausanne. Having completed his Master’s studies, he was subsequently accepted into HEMU’s highly selective Soloist Master’s programme, where he will continue his studies under Prof. Svetlana Makarova.
He has appeared at festivals such as the Kronberg Academy, Aurora Festival, Varna Summer Festival, Encuentro de Santander and Old Ox Sweden. In 2019, he won 1st prize at Jugend Musiziert and the Hermann Abs Prize for best Beethoven interpretation, performing at Beethoven Haus Bonn in a concert broadcast by WDR for “Beethoven Year 2019.”
In 2023, Stefan co-founded Trio Adali, which has performed at the Vendsyssel Festival and, in 2025, at the Bundestag in Berlin for the “Gedenkstunde der NS-Opfer”. The trio is currently recording a CD with Teldex featuring works by Aribert Reimann, with a particular focus on his String Trio.
He has participated in masterclasses with Dora Schwarzberg, Pavel Vernikov, Zakhar Bron, Olivier Charlier, Eberhardt Feltz, Maciej Rakowski, Alf Richard Kraggerud, and Malin Broman, among others.
Email: stefan@burchardt.nu
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