Violinist

Anders Lagerqvist

Anders started to play the violin when he was eight years old. He continued his studies at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm in the class of reknown professor Harald Thedéen. Four years of studies succeeded with admission to the "master of fine arts" at the same college. Following additional studies in Vienna and Stockholm he made his soloistdebut with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra playing Béla Bartók’s Violin Concerto No. 2.

Chamber Music

As a chamber musician Anders has made several recordings for Swedish Radio. He has also appeared at the Chamber Music Festival Austria, which resulted in recordings for Austrian radio, ORF. As a member of various chamber music constellations, Anders has played in China, Brazil, Argentina, Peru, Ecuador, Austria, Germany, France and Norway. He has taught Master classes in Austria and Brazil.

He is regularly active as a chamber musician throughout Sweden with many of  the finest musicicans in Europe. Since 2005, he has been hosting festivals in Sweden and he is founder and artistic director of  the concert series ‘Musik på Udden’ (Music at The Cape) at Royal Prince Eugens Waldemarsudde in Stockholm. one of the most famous concertseries in Sweden with chambermusic, art and poetry linked to eachother. He regurarly performing abroad and for example at Musicalta festival in france summer 2017 and -18 and will also perform in Haag and Amsterdam in january 2018.

He has been rewarded the " Swedish royal academy reward"  in national violincompetition and often praised for his noble sound and art.

               First performances

Some of Swedens most famous composers has been writing music for mr Lagerqvist, some to be mentioned are Andrea Tarrodi, Sven-David Sandström, Jonas Valfridsson, Tolib Shakhidi and Daniel Fjällström a o. In october 2016 Anders made the world premier of Thomas Jennefelts violinconcerto written to Anders and to honour the centenial memory of the victims in the battle of Somme 1916.