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Program
Kasia Sokol-Borup, violin
Hasse Borup, violin
Sonata for Two Violins Op. 2 No. 6
J.M. Leclair
(1697-1764)
Andante
Allegro
Largo
Allegro ma non troppo
Selection from 44 Duos for 2 Violins
Bela Bartok
(1881-1945)
16. Burlesque
19. Fairy Tale
38. Rumanian Whirling Dance
37. Prelude and Canon
42. Arabian Dance
43. Pizzicato
28. Sadness
44. Ardeliana – Transylvanian Dance
Duo for Two Violins Op. 3 No. 1, E flat Major
L. Spohr
(1784-1859)
Poco adagio
Allegro vivace
Rondo - Allegro
-----Intermission-----Sonata for Two Violins, Op. 56
S. Prokofiev
(1891-1953)
Andante cantabile
Allegro
Commodo quasi Allegretto
Allegro con brio
Dr. Kasia Sokol-Borup is a native of Poland. She came to the US at age seventeen to
study at the Interlochen Arts Academy. Kasia holds a Bachelor degree from Western
Michigan University, a Masters degree from Northwestern University and a Doctorate
degree from Indiana University.
Dr. Borup has been a professor of violin and viola at Fort Lewis College, and while living
in Durango she also directed Durango Youth Symphony and was a concertmaster of San
Juan Symphony. Her passion for teaching young musicians has been realized in her
building the pre-college string program at the University of Utah two years ago (UofU
Preparatory Division). In addition to directing the UofUPD, Dr. Borup is an adjunct
faculty at the University of Utah.
Dr. Borup is an active solo and chamber musician in Salt Lake City as well as nationally.
Occasionally, she performs with the Utah Symphony.
Dr. Borup lives in Salt Lake City with her husband-violinist, Hasse Borup and their oneyear-old daughter Sophia Rose. In her spare time, she loves hiking, running, and cooking.
Hasse Borup is Associate Professor of violin and Head of String and Chamber Music
Studies the University of Utah School of Music. He has earned degrees in violin
performance from the Royal Danish Conservatory of Music, the Hartt School of Music,
and a Doctor of Musical Arts Degree from the University of Maryland. Borup has
released recordings on Centaur, Naxos and Innova Labels: the complete sonatas by the
Danish romantic composer Niels W. Gade (Naxos 8.570524), and American Fantasies
(Centaur 2918) both to critical acclaim (“Interpretative Empathy and Watertight
Ensemble” - The Strad; “Landmark CD” – Musicweb; “Seamless playing” –
allmusic.com). Tower of the Eight Winds, a CD on the Innova Label, featuring the
complete works for violin by American composer Judith Shatin, was described by
Fanfare Magazine as “..being played with superb agility by the Borup/Ernst Duo.” Solo
appearances include Vienna, Beijing, Washington DC, Venice, Cremona, Paris,
Copenhagen and Miami. He was a founding member of the award-winning Coolidge
Quartet, serving as the first ever Guarneri-Fellowship Quartet at University of Maryland.
Borup has performed live on National Danish Radio, National Slovenian Radio, National
Australian Radio, Radio Hong Kong, and has been featured on NPR’s “Performance
Today.” As an active educator, Borup has written articles for The Strad and American
String Teacher on topics ranging from violin acoustics to intonation. Dr. Borup was the
director of Chamber Music Institute at the Music@Menlo Festival in California from
2005-09 and has, since 2009, directed the University of Utah Chamber Music Workshop.
Borup’s main teachers were Arnold Steinhardt, Philip Setzer, David Takeno, Almita
Vamos and Peder Elbaek. He also worked extensively with The Guarneri, Emerson and
Juilliard Quartets, Isaac Stern, Bill Preucil and Hatto Beyerle. Please visit
www.hasseborup.com for more information.