Herman Gudjonson --- A versatile solo violinist, chamber player, orchestra leader, tennis player, and scientist.

Fun and easy going, someone who can carry things far.

a dedicated contributor to the local and school community who played Varsity Tennis since 8th grade, 1st singles and doubles the last two years. Who sacrificed his own music pursuit to honor the school tennis team commitment every spring. Herman also plays a key role on the school chamber music orchestra since 3rd grade. He played 4 years as soloist and concertmaster for the school PIT orchestra, 3 years as soloist for the Tri-M Annual Benefit concert, and many other concerts as soloist and concertmaster for the school chamber orchestra including events like: All State Teacher Conference in 2004 and Tilles Center Performance in 2006. Soloist with the Stony Brook University Orchestra for the Children's Concert as the concerto competition winner with the Stony Brook Pre-college music program in 2004. His self organized Renaissance Quartet performed for the local church Bishop 30 year service celebration; local Chinese school New Year celebration; LI Tri-M Music Honor Society Conference; LI Composers Alliance concert since it's first year debut.

Following are some of his incredible life experiences:

Become one of 40 Intel Finalist is the most encouraging experience as a begining scientist

Local Village Times & Herald: Intel Finalist is all-around achiever

New York Times: Out of Whiz-Kid Caldron, Intel Finalist

New York Times: New York Leads the Field in High School Science Competition

World Journal News: Herman Gudjonson

World Journal News: Herman Gudjonson Family

World Journal News: Herman Gudjonson

CBS2 NEWS: 12 Intel Semifinalists of Ward Melville

Stony Brook University News:Stony Brook University Faculty Mentor a Record Five Finalists In Nationwide Intel Science Talent Search Competition

Self founded Renaissance Quartet, rehearsed weekly with Lazar Gosman from 2006 to 2007, performed for:

Local church Bishop 30 year service celebration; Local Chinese school New Year celebration;
LI Tri-M Music Honor Society Conference; LI Composers Alliance concert.

Summer 2007: Most of this summer, he worked at the Molecular Biology and Genetics Lab. @ SUNYSB.

In between:

Herman attended BU Tanglewood Institute String Quartet Workshop

Self founded Chamber Music Workshop on LI.

Intensive one week daily rehearsals and masterclasses with Ganiel Panner, Kyu-Young Kim, Ming-Young Kim, Pitnarry Shin
Recital: Aug. 17th, 2007, 4:00pm

Friends met from NYC and Positano, Italy joined him for the workshop.

In Italy: 6 Concerts Herman Gudjonson as soloist of Summer of Vivaldi's Four Seasons.

As he said:
Aside from music, my experiences with these festivals also added to my maturity as an individual as
I traveled alone to various countries and learned of different cultures and societies while looking after myself.

What an experience that summer: Herman first traveled to Hanover, Germany by himself via France. Two days before
he headed for Positano, Italy, there was terrorist bombing at the British subways, when he arrived France International Airport,
the workers were on strike. Dealing with massive flight delays and heightened security was quite an experience for a 14 year old traveling alone.
But Herman performed solo of Vivaldi and encore pieces at 6 concert in Italy as if nothing unusual had happened just a few days ago!

After Italy Herman traveled back to USA to attend 3 weeks of CTY, John Hopkins summer course: Human Heredity

Immediately after that, he continued heading north to Vienna, Austria for another chamber music festival.

Another summer full of music, sport, and science endeavors:

Right after school, Herman traveled to Iceland to work full time at deCode Genetics, Iceland for the whole summer.
Managing his music study with Gudny Gudmundsdottir and finding tennis court to prepare for the upcoming
Holland International Friendship Game were just the few things that he had to learn to self manage.
Living with is 80 year old grandpa sure was a good experience as he had to shop for food and prepare part of dinner
for himself and his grandpa was just added zinc in his life.

After he had won the singles and doubles titles in Holland, he had to fly back directly from Holland to Iceland and continue his work
in Iceland. That year Herman matured into a young adult and he found out that Leif Eriksson was his distance uncle too.

An inspiration: we owe to the society to reach our highest potential to provide our best to others.

Tilles Performing Arts Center program:
Presented by Ward Melville High School

Guest Conductor, Lawrence Doebler
Guest Soloist, Michael Ludwig
Choral Director, Linda Contino
Orchestra Conductor, Phil Preddice

Concertmaster: Herman Gudjonson
March 28th, 2007

Don Giovanni Overture k. 526 --- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Poeme op. 25 --- Ernest Chausson Carmen Fantasy op. 25 --- Pablo de Sarasate
Gala Choir & Chamber Orchestra:
Requiem --- Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Events:
45th Carnegie Hall Season 2007-08

The Firebird
Sunday, December 9, 2007 at 2:00pm
William Harvey, violin
    Durst Début Artist
Ginastera, Seven dances from Estancia
1) Los Trabajadores Agricolas
2) La Doma
3) Danza del Trigo
4) Los Peones de Hacienda
5) Los Puebleros
6) Idilio Crepuscular
7) Danza Final (Malambo)
Needham, Concerto for Violin world première
Ravel, Tzigane
Stravinsky, Suite from The Firebird (1919)

West Side Story
Sunday, March 16, 2008, 2:00pm
Kate Lindsey, mezzo-soprano
    Durst Début Artist
Ravel, Valses Nobles et Sentimentales
Ives, selected works and tone poems featuring Symphony Singers
1) Central Park in the Dark
2) In Flander's Field
3) General William Booth Enters into Heaven
4) Serenity
5) The Unanswered Question
Bancks, ...among the leaves... world première
Bernstein, Symphonic Dances from West Side Story

Rachmaninoff's Second
Sunday, May 25, 2008, 2:00pm
James Deitz, percussion
    Durst Début Artist
and Svet Stoyanov
Beecher, Concerto for Percussion world première
Glass, Concert Fantasy for Two Timpanists
Rachmaninoff, Symphony No. 2

Ward Melville Tri-M Music Honor Society Annual Benefit Concert to Save Darfur

*Herman Gudjonson: Introduction and Rondo by Saint Saens for violin accompanied by Ann Polyakov

Benefit Concert
Sponsored by Tri-M (Music Honor Society)
100% proceeds goes to UNICEF's fund for Tsunami relief
Date: Feb. 11th. 2005,
7:30pm at Ward Melville High School Auditorium
Herman Gudjonson will perform 1st movement of
Mendelssohn's Concerto in E Minor

Tickets: Student $10, General $15, Preferred Seating $25

Year 2004 SUNY SB University Orchestra Concert
Featuring 2004 solo concerto competition winner 13 year old
Herman Gudjonson
Kabalevsky's C Major Violin Concerto
Time: 7:30 pm --- March 9th, 2004
Location: Staller Center for the Arts

Renaissance Quartet performs at WMHS Scholarship Concert

New York City and Kansas City Calligraphy Exhibition by Dr. Siu-Leung Lee!
Time: 11:00am - 5:00 pm --- April 16 - 18th, 2004
Location: Confucius Plaza, Bowery Street, NYC
For details, click here.
Kansas City
Time: Starting April 1st, 2004 --- for One Year Location: Fafa Gallery, 2000 Baltimore Avenue, Kansas City.
For details Click here.

Grand opening of Long Island prominent ink brush artist Sung-Sook Setton's Studio, reception on:
April 26th, 2003 ---- 3:0 to 5:00 pm
Lecture on Korean painting and culture
by Dr. Mark Setton
Admission is free and everyone is welcome!
Details and Directions!