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Ulrika Davidsson - Music Director

Ulrika Davidsson is Assistant Professor of Historical Keyboards at the Eastman School of Music, Rochester NY. She is also Music Director of Rochester City Ballet, as well as the Draper Center for Dance Education, Rochester, NY. She is a versatile musician, and maintains a performance career on the piano, fortepiano, clavichord, organ as well as the harpsichord.

A native of Göteborg, Sweden, Ms Davidsson holds a Master of Fine Arts degree in piano performance and pedagogy from the University of Göteborg; and the Organist and Cantor Diploma from The Royal Academy of Music. She continued her piano studies at the Sweelinck Conservatory in Amsterdam.

From 1990 to 1999 she served on the faculty of the School of Music, University of Göteborg. Between 1983 and 2000 she held the position of Organist and Director of music in Björkö Church. A generous grant from the University of Göteborg gave her the opportunity to study fortepiano with Malcolm Bilson and clavichord with Harald Vogel. After relocating to the US in 2001, Ms Davidsson has graduated from the Eastman School of Music with a MM degree in harpsichord performance under the tutelage of William Porter, and the DMA degree in piano performance, studying with Barry Snyder.

Ms Davidsson has given concerts throughout Europe as well as in the US, and has presented recitals and lectures at many international academies and conferences, such as Göteborg International Organ Academy, Smarano International Organ Academy, International Music Festival, Iceland, EROI festival, Eastman School of Music, and various conferences organized by The Westfield Center for Keyboard Studies. She has been invited to perform and lecture at various universities, such as Eastern Michigan University; Musikhochschule Bremen; Ferris University, Yokohama; Luleå University; and Århus School of Music.

Ms Davidsson has been featured as piano soloist with the Göteborg Symphony Orchestra, Mölndals Musiksällskap, the Göteborg Youth Symphony Orchestra, Camerata-ensemblen, in her native Sweden, where she has also appeared on national television and radio. She has toured with many chamber music ensembles, and continues to be in demand as a collaborative pianist and historical keyboards player.