Rita Schindler - Harpist
2014-present
Birmingham Consevatoire
Junior Fellow
2012-2014
Guildhall School of Music and Drama (Artist Masters Program)
Principal study: Harp, with Imogen Barford and Charlotte Seale
2007-2011
BCU Birmingham Conservatoire, Bmus (Hons)
Principal study: Harp, with Catherine White
Education
Languages
Hungarian, English
Instrument
Lyon&Healy Style 23, Concert Grand
2017, September - present
Birmingham Conservatoire, Birmingham
Position: Harp Tutor
2017, Feb - 2018
Malvern St James Girls' School - Great Malvern
Position: Harp Teacher
2009, November – 2013
Leicestershire Arts in Education – Knighton Fields Centre, Leicester
Position: pedal- and celtic harp teacher
2009, June – 2010 September
Leicester Grammar School, Great Glen, Leicester
Position: celtic harp teacher
2009, April – 2012, October
Milton Keynes Music Service – Simpson, Milton Keynes
Position: pedal- and celtic harp teacher
Teaching experience
Orchestral Experience
As a professional orchestral player, I have performed with:
Royal Ballet Sinfonia,
Ulster Orchestra,
Southbank Sinfonia,
City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra,
Welsh National Opera,
Mid Wales Opera Company,
English Symphony Orchestra,
English String Orchestra,
Bampton Classical Opera,
Mahogany Opera Group,
Birmingham Chamber Orchestra,
Orchestra da Camera,
Birmingham Philharmonic Orchestra,
and others...
Award/Scholarships
2014 September - Honorary Junior Fellowship from Birmingham Conservatoire
2012 November - Winner of the 3rd Concerto Competition of the Central England Ensemble
2010 September - Received scholarship from BCU, Birmingham Conservatoire
2010 May – Won first prize with distinction in the chamber music category at the
North London Festival of Music and Drama.
2008 June - Selected to be a member of the prestigious Royal Philharmonic Society’s Young Artist. I was also awarded a financial help of the Sir John Barbirolli Foundation.
2003 May – Won third prize at the National Harp Competition in Hungary.
2010 - present
2010 - present