Irine Røsnes

VIOLIN

Irine is a violinist, academic, improviser and specialist in performance of repertoire for violin and electronics. Currently pursuing a PhD at the University of Huddersfield, she has presented numerous premieres across Europe and North America and appeared at festivals such as Huddersfield Contemporary, Borealis, Gaudeamus, Chicago New Music, and Wonderfeel.. Educated in Bergen, Düsseldorf, Utrecht and Chicago, Irine’s concert repertoire extends from the music of the early Baroque era to works of the 21st Century.

Irine is passionate about educating and inspiring young women to explore music and sound technologies and is a director of Yorkshire Sound Women Network. She is a visiting lecturer at the University of Wolverhampton (campus in Leicester) teaching modules of academic research and violin performance.