Huslove studio
Welcome to my studio
Offering you an opportunity to learn the violin with me in my Piešťany studio, face to face or virtually. In English, Slovak or Portuguese!
Quick facts
- Violin lessons boosts memory and mental capacities.
- Stimulates your brain and plays a big role for fine motor skills, sensory and physical function.
- Promotes coordination.
- Violin is a social instrument because you can play it with so many different people and it’s easy to carry!
- Releases negative emotions and stress.
- Provides creative and emotional outlets.
I truly believe that anyone can learn the violin and make music part of their life’s. For me there isn’t such a thing as: oh I’m too old, oh I don’t have an ear. My job is to help you achieve your dreams! You want to learn how to play the violin in a positive, motivational mode? Want to have some feedback and support from an experienced professional?
So come and study with me in the HusLove Studio.
About me
Bárbara Barros studied violin under Diana Cummings, while reading for her BMus at Trinity College of Music, London. She gained her postgraduate diploma in baroque violin under Richard Gwilt at TCM with high distinction. Barbara also won the TCM Scholarship award, and in 2006 obtained the title of ‘English Concert Junior Fellowship’ at TCM.
She specializes in chamber music and she is a member of the Casa da Música Baroque Orchestra / Porto, Solamente Naturali / Bratislava and directs her own ensemble Melopoetica.
She has worked with many of the leading figures in Baroque music including Andrew Manze, Enrico Onofri, Rachel Podger, Amandine Beyer, Petra Müllejans, Ilya Gringolts, Fabio Biondi, Tom Koopman, Christophe Coin, Andreas Staier, Rinaldo Alessandrini, Ashley Solomon, Riccardo Minasi, Konrad Junghänel, Lars Ulrik Mortensen, and Alfredo Bernardini amongst many others.
Barbara has her own violin studio – HusLove and is starting a few new music projects in Slovakia including Bring Music to Us /Hudbu pre všetkých! bringing music to Special Needs schools, Alzheimer’s center and Senior houses.
She has received various awards and completed recordings with Andreas Staier / Harmonia Mundi; Solamente Naturali / Pavian Records; Harmony of Nations / Raumklang Records; Divino Sospiro & Enrico Onofri, Harbor Records.
Violin Teaching experience
- 2014 – 2023 British International School of Bratislava
- 2009 Violin teacher, Tower Hamlets Borough, London
- 2009 Violin teacher, London Music Masters, London
- 2005/06 Violin and orchestra teacher, North London
- Colourstrings,London
- 08/2005 Colourstrings course, Helsinki, Finland
- 2004/05 Violin teacher, Harrow Borough – Arts for schools
- 2004 Violin teacher, Rosary Primary School, Camden Town Music
- Service; London Borough of Barking & Dagenham; Harrow
- Borough – Arts for schools. Community Music Service
Testimonials
This was a taut, intelligent, artfully lit show, with some sensational playing from the young violinist Barbara Barros.
It is greatly to the credit of Melopoetica that they can successfully re-introduce such music to modern audiences and present it with flair and virtuosity.
Bárbara unfolded a torrential energy showing that she is one of those interpreters that knows that the score is not a sacred text and immutable... the inventiveness, the fantasy and the wisdom exceeds her
We were impressed by the imagination and color in your programme ... Your playing has charm and exciting individuality