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What happens after graduation? Meet some of our alumni! Iris Bergcrantz | Singer Bachelor's Programme, Jazz/improvisation, 2019 Ana Caballero Argente | Trumpet Master's programme, Symphony Orchestra Instrument, 2023Performance Studies - Western Art Music, 2024 Marcus Bäckerud | Violin Interpretation Diploma, 2023 Johannes Rückert Becker | Singer, Educator & Arranger Bachelor's programme, Music Tea
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/about-us/meet-our-alumni - 2026-08-23
Drawing on jazz and Swedish folk music, Iris Bergcrantz has developed a distinctive artistic voice as a singer, composer and arranger. She leads her own quartet, Iris Bergcrantz Quartet, which has released four albums and toured extensively across Europe.The quartet has performed at renowned venues and events such as Allsång på Skansen, TV4’s Nyhetsmorgon, A-Trane in Berlin and the Rochester Inter
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/about-us/meet-our-alumni/iris-bergcrantz-singer - 2026-08-23
Robert Bennesh is an organist at Uppsala Cathedral in Sweden. Prior, he was Cathedral Organist at Lund Cathedral, where he had the overall responsibility for the parish’s musical activities from 2016 to 2024. During his years in Lund, he developed the concert and choral programmes and was particularly involved in the development of boys’ and girls’ choirs.Robert graduated with a degree in organ fr
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/about-us/meet-our-alumni/robert-bennesh-church-musician-and-organist - 2026-08-23
Oscar Edin graduated from Malmö Academy of Music in 2023, where he completed diploma studies in viola with Professor Henrik Frendin. Prior to this, he completed a Bachelor’s degree in violin at the Academy of Music and Drama at the University of Gothenburg, followed by a Master’s degree at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.Oscar is currently active as an orchestral musician with the Gothenbu
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/about-us/meet-our-alumni/oscar-edin-viola - 2026-08-23
Fred Holmlund was born and raised in Boden, Sweden, and is a dedicated classical guitarist, active both as a chamber musician and soloist in various ensembles, including the Fred Holmlund Trio, Talos Guitar Duo and Duo Avaa. With an early interest in the guitar’s potential to transcend genres, he decided to pursue a career in music wholeheartedly. This was followed by several years of study at pre
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/about-us/meet-our-alumni/fred-holmlund-guitar - 2026-08-23
Ida Ränzlöv graduated with distinction from Malmö Academy of Music in 2016, where she studied singing with Britta Johansson and Conny Antonov. The same year, she continued her studies at the Royal College of Music’s International Opera School (RCMIOS) in London, graduating in 2018 as the recipient of an Independent Opera Voice Award.Ida is an Associate Artist with The Mozartists and was a member o
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/about-us/meet-our-alumni/ida-ranzlov-mezzo-soprano - 2026-08-23
Ana Caballero Argente was born in Navarrés (Valencia, Spain) in 2000. She began studying trumpet and piano at the age of five at her local music school, and subsequently continued her studies on both instruments at the Conservatorio Maestro Ponce in Chella.In 2017, she completed a Bachelor’s degree in trumpet at the Conservatorio Superior de Música Joaquín Rodrigo in Valencia, where she studied wi
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/about-us/meet-our-alumni/ana-caballero-argente-trumpet - 2026-08-23
Johannes Rückert Becker is a singer, educator and arranger with a passion for vocal music in all its forms. With a background in both ensemble and solo singing, he has established himself on the Swedish and international vocal music scene.Johannes Rückert Becker graduated from the Music Education programme at Malmö Academy of Music in 2019, specialising in Pop/Rock with singing as his principal in
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/about-us/meet-our-alumni/johannes-ruckert-becker-singer-educator-arranger - 2026-08-23
Hanna Blomberg is a violinist and composer with roots in both classical and folk music.She has studied at Malmö Academy of Music on two occasions, completing a Bachelor’s degree in violin in 2017 and a second Bachelor’s degree in classical composition under the guidance of Rolf Martinsson in 2022.During her violin studies, she met Petter Ferneman and Kristian Wolski, with whom she founded the folk
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/about-us/meet-our-alumni/hanna-blomberg-violinist-and-composer - 2026-08-23
Kristian Chojecki graduated from Malmö Academy of Music in 2023, where he studied cello with Andreas Brantelid. He works as a freelance cellist in Copenhagen and is also a member of the award-winning Monbijou Quartet.The Monbijou Quartet was formed during the Christmas holidays of 2022 on Monbijougatan in Malmö. The following year, the ensemble won the Ung & Lovande competition, resulting in a win
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/about-us/meet-our-alumni/kristian-chojecki-cello - 2026-08-23
Through our Artist in Residence initiative, we connect nationally and internationally recognised musicians to Malmö Academy of Music. The aim is to strengthen the school's artistic profile and to give students unique opportunities for inspiration, immersion and artistic development. Through masterclasses, workshops and concerts, students get to learn from the artists' expertise and experience from
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/about-us/meet-our-artists-residence - 2026-08-23
Artist in Residence 2025 – 2027 Amalie Stalheim is one of Scandinavia's most exciting and versatile cellists. She has performed as a soloist with leading orchestras in Europe and internationally, including the Oslo Philharmonic, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Royal Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Gulbenkian Orc
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/amalie-stalheim-cello - 2026-08-23
Artist in Residence 2025 – 2027 Elisabet Strid is one of Sweden's foremost dramatic sopranos and an internationally recognised interpreter of roles by Wagner and Strauss. She has performed at leading opera houses such as the Royal Opera House Covent Garden in London, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Bolshoi in Moscow, Teatro Real in Madrid and the Royal Opera in Stockholm.In 2024, she made her debut as Senta
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/elisabet-strid-soprano - 2026-08-23
Artist in Residence 2024 – 2026 Dave Douglas is an American jazz trumpeter, composer and educator. He has released over 50 albums and published more than 500 compositions. His ensembles include the Dave Douglas Quintet, Sound Prints (with Joe Lovano), Uplift, Present Joys, High Risk and Engage.Douglas has received numerous awards, including the Doris Duke Performing Artist Award, a Guggenheim Fell
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/dave-douglas-trumpet - 2026-08-23
Artist in Residence 2025 – 2027 Laura Michelin is a Swedish flutist who has distinguished herself both nationally and internationally as a sought-after soloist, chamber musician and orchestral musician. She was born in Norrköping and has completed higher studies in Stockholm and Munich, where she was taught by Tobias Carron and Andrea Lieberknecht.Laura made her debut as a soloist with the Swedish
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/laura-michelin-flute - 2026-08-23
Artist in Residence 2025 – 2026 Gunnel Mauritzson is one of Sweden's foremost folk singers, with a broad repertoire spanning folk music, jazz, ballads, hymns and theatre music. She is also a composer, arranger and singing teacher at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. She has received several awards, including SKAP's anniversary scholarship, the Gullin scholarship and the Manifest Prize for b
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/gunnel-mauritzson-folk-singer - 2026-08-23
Violinist Marcus Bäckerud grew up in Torna Hällestad, outside Lund in Sweden, and began playing the violin at the age of six. After spending his early years immersed in folk music, he turned to classical violin at the age of eight and has since studied at several of the Nordic countries’ leading music academies. He first completed his Bachelor’s degree at the Edsberg Manor campus of the Royal Coll
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/about-us/meet-our-alumni/marcus-backerud-violin - 2026-08-23
Trumpeter Elvira Broberg studied the Master’s programme in Symphony Orchestra Instrument at Malmö Academy of Music (2017 - 2019), following earlier studies at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen.Elvira works as a freelance musician based in Stockholm and is regularly engaged by orchestras throughout Sweden, including the Royal Swedish Opera O
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/about-us/meet-our-alumni/elvira-broberg-trumpet - 2026-08-23
Emil Fredberg Zander is a musician and cultural producer whose wide-ranging musical work encompasses singing, piano, composition, conducting and musical direction. Singing and conducting have been central to his musical career, which spans jazz, choral music and contemporary classical music.Emil studied at Malmö Academy of Music, where he completed a Bachelor’s degree in composition and arranging
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/about-us/meet-our-alumni/emil-fredberg-zander-musician-cultural-producer - 2026-08-23
MASTER’S PROGRAMME IN MUSIC • 120 CREDITS • 2 YEARS This master's programme is aimed at those who wish to deepen their knowledge and skills in the core areas of composition, with a focus on subject methodology. The programme focuses on developing methodological working methods and teaching materials at various levels in composition, arranging, instrumentation, counterpoint, four part writing, harm
https://www.mhm.lu.se/en/education/performance-programmes-music/composition-arrangement-and-music-theory - 2026-08-23
