Lenka Torgersen

Lenka Torgersen is leader of the Collegium Marianum Prague and the Ensemble Inégal Prague. She also plays in other ensembles such as the orchestra of the J. S. Bach Stiftung St. Gallen, the Ensemble Tourbillon and the Norsk Barokkorkester. After studying violin at the Academy of Performing Arts in Prague, she turned to the baroque violin and studied with Chiara Banchini at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis from 1999 to 2003. Since 2008 she has taught baroque violin and ensemble playing at the Týn School of Charles University in Prague. The violinist appears as a soloist at many European festivals, for example the Prague Spring Festival, the Festival de Sablé and the Festival de La Chaise-Dieu. She records regularly for renowned labels such as Harmonia Mundi, Accent, Zig-Zag Territoires and Supraphon.

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