Get to know me
Dalia Shvartsman is pursuing her Master of Music in violin performance at the University of Delaware under the tutelage of Professor Xiang Gao, while also studying viola with Dr. Elias Goldstein. She earned her BMA from Penn State University under Professor James Lyon in addition to a BA in Psychology. Reflecting her passion for pedagogy and education, her honors thesis researched how music can be used as a vehicle to develop emotional granularity— the ability to recognize and name emotions in ourselves and others. Now, in addition to teaching privately at University of Delaware’s Community Music School and Mannington Music School, she uses this knowledge to develop the SoundWorld Music Program. Beyond her musical pursuits, Shvartsman is passionate about learning languages, writing, and translating Russian poetry into English. She enjoys playing on an Oliver Radke instrument loaned to her by the Virtu Foundation.
Who was Alfred Schnittke? Why him?
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The SoundWorld of Schnittke Music Program
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“The musical process is a constant search and a perpetual discovery of what to say, how to say it, and how to be heard. The stage is one such holy place of musical exchange. It is not, however, the only place. As a teaching artist, pedagogy embodies my understanding of the very essence of music: there is connection, there is emotion, and there is a mutual acknowledgement of another’s existence.”
