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Ulrike Stortz

German classical violinist Violin studies (with Concert Diploma) in Cologne with Igor Ozim, in Stuttgart with Ricardo Odnoposoff, Wilhelm Melcher and Joachim Schall Master classes with Henryk Szeryng, Denes Zsigmondy and the Fine Arts Quartet, among others. Concerts as a soloist as well as in various ensembles for contemporary music such as Ensemble Modern, Musikfabrik, Ascolta, Varianti, Zementwerk. Intensive artistic and conceptual work with the interdisciplinary Ensemble Gelberklang, out of which the Helios String Quartet emerged. Active in a wide variety of pedagogical work ranging from private instrumental teaching to team work in innovative classroom music education projects such as “Response”. Co-founder of “Open_Music,” an initiative dedicated to promoting free improvisation projects with children and youth which has, in the past four years, been awarded many prizes and significant financial support from national, regional, city and private agencies. Represented in many recordings, primarily with contemporary music. Regular guest with the South German Radio in Stuttgart.