Salomé Bonnema

Salomé Bonnema CV Salomé Bonnema (2001) started playing the violin at the age of five. She was admitted to the Young Talent School at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague when she was nine. Since September 2016 her teacher has been Vera Beths. She is currently studying at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague in the second year of her bachelor’s degree. Salomé has performed many times during recent years, both as a soloist and as a member of ensembles. Notable highlights were performances with the Menuhin School Orchestra, at the UNICEF Gala in Cologne (Germany), for former Queen Beatrix of the Netherlands and in the Recital Hall of the Royal Concertgebouw, Amsterdam. Salomé has toured as a soloist in Switzerland and The Netherlands with the School for Young Talent Orchestra (AKO), playing the Brahms Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra. Salomé has won prizes at national competitions, like the Netherlands Violin Competition, both the “Iordens” and “Davina van Wely” categories, and the Princess Christina Competition. Internationally, she was also prize-winning finalist at the Kloster Schöntal International Violin Competition (Germany). Salomé has taken Masterclasses and lessons from, amongst others, the following inspiring teachers and players: Frank Peter Zimmermann, Petru Munteanu, Baiba Skride, Anner Bijlsma, Rosanne Philippens and Simone Lamsma. Since 2017, Salomé is also first violinist of the young and successful Viride Kwartet. After receiving second prize at the national finals of the Princess Christina Competition (2018), the Viride Kwartet also received a prestigious quartet-stipendium from the Kersjes Fonds (NL). They performed at distinguished venues, such as the Royal Concertgebouw Amsterdam, TivoliVredenbrug in Utrecht and Muziekgebouw Eindhoven. The Viride Kwartet appeared multiple times on national television and radio. Viride Kwartet is ‘quartet-in-residence’ at the ‘Zeister Muziekdagen’ and works closely with the internationally renowned Jerusalem Quartet. Further, the quartet has also been delighted receiving ongoing lessons from members of the Jerusalem Quartet, Matangi Quartet and Dudok Quartet. Salomé plays a Charles Adolphe Gand violin that is kindly provided on loan by J.A. Beare’s International Violin Society, London (UK). Salomé is also grateful to have a Charles Peccatte bow on loan from the Nationaal Muziekinstrumenten Fonds, Amsterdam (NL).