Malin Broman is much in demand as an artistic director, soloist and chamber musician. Born in Sweden, Malin completed her studies in London with David Takeno. A passionate chamber musician, she has toured and recorded extensively for the last twenty years as a member of the Kungsbacka Piano Trio, Stockholm Syndrome Ensemble and Nash Ensemble of London.
In 2008 Malin was appointed concertmaster of the Swedish Radio Orchestra. Since then she has performed Brahms’ Double Concerto with Steven Isserlis conducted by Daniel Harding, received rave reviews for a her recording of Nielsen’s Violin Concerto and premiered several violin concerti written for her by Helen Grime, Daniel Börtz, Britta Byström, Andrea Tarrodi, Daniel Nelson and Jesper Nordin.
She regularly directs the Swedish Radio Orchestra and is now in demand as a musical director/soloist. In that role she has appeared with orchestras such as Tapiola Sinfonietta, Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, ACO Collective (Australia), Nordic Chamber Orchestra and Tampere Symphony Orchestra and co-operated with artists such as Pekka Kuussisto, Janine Jansen and Peter Mattei.
Malin is currently the Artistic Director of the Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra in Finland having succeeded Sakari Oramo.
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Born in Kungsbacka, Sweden, Malin began playing the violin at the age of five. Winning a scholarship to study with the renowned David Takeno, Malin moved to London to study at the Guildhall School of Music & Drama. Early in her career, Malin was a prizewinner at numerous competitions including in the Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition, Denmark. At the Washington International Competition for Strings, she gained both First Prize and the Audience Prize and the performance that won her third prize in the European Broadcasting Union Competition for Young Musicians was televised live throughout Europe.
Malin has since forged a successful solo career. Highlights include performances with the Gothenburg Symphony, Copenhagen Philharmonic, BBC Scottish Symphony, Academy of St Martin-in-the Fields and the Swedish Radio Orchestra, working with such conductors as Neeme Järvi, Andrew Manze and Daniel Harding.
Malin is a founding member of the Kungsbacka Piano Trio, which was selected for both the BBC New Generation Artists Scheme and the European Concert Halls Organization. The trio appeared at major venues, including the Carnegie Hall, Concertgebouw, Vienna Konzerthaus, Cologne Philharmonie, Berlin Philharmonie, Schleswig-Holstein and Schwetzinger Festspiele, with residencies at Lofoten and Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Festivals, and tours of Argentina, Uruguay, Australia, New Zealand & Canada. In 2001, she founded Kungsbacka Chamber Music Festival, now called Change.
Malin’s performances have been broadcast on BBC Radio 3, Swedish Radio and throughout Europe. She has recorded over 30 discs with labels including Hyperion, NAXOS, Channel Classics and BIS, including the critically acclaimed recording of Carl Nielsen’s Violin Concerto on Daphne Records.
Malin Broman plays a 1709 Stradivarius violin and a 1861 Bajoni viola, both generously loaned by the Järnåker Foundation.
Between 2004-2010, she was a member of the Nash Ensemble with whom she made her debut at the BBC Proms. The ensemble toured extensively and enjoyed a residency at London’s Wigmore Hall. Together they made many recordings for Hyperion and Wigmore Live, amongst others, and broadcast regularly on BBC Radio 3.
Other highlights have included string quintets with the Leopold String Trio at the Edinburgh International Festival and as a violist at London’s Queen Elizabeth Hall with the Belcea Quartet. As a violist, she also collaborates regularly with the Elias String Quartet. As part of their Beethoven cycle they recorded the quintet for Wigmore live-label. Their BBC recording of quintets by Mendelssohn and Mozart was chosen as Disc of the Month for BBC Music Magazine. With her partner Simon Crawford-Phillips she performs regularly as a duo.
She co-founded the Stockholm Syndrome Ensemble, a group that aims to redefine the concert experience and is made up of some of Europe’s most brilliant chamber musicians. In 2014 a documentary was made of the group for Swedish Television SVT.
In 2002 Malin was presented with the Halland Academy’s Award for Outstanding Cultural Achievement, and in 2008, she was elected a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. With the Kungsbacka Piano Trio, Malin was honoured to receive the prestigious Interpret Prize from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, which was presented to them by Crown Princess Victoria of Sweden.
Committed to passing on her expertise to future generations, Malin has served as a member of the teaching staff at the Gothenburg Academy of Music and Drama, where she placed particular emphasis on the ergonomics of string playing. Currently she is Professor of Viola at Edsberg Institute of Music in Stockholm.
Read more about Malin on her homepage: malinbroman.com
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