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Cologne, 50 733                                                                floria_nika@yahoo.com
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Education:
2009- Köln Musikhochschule- Masters Degree, prof Roberto Aussel
2007 - 2009 Köln Musikhochschule (Cologne Music Academy), Kunstlerisches Ausbildung , prof. Roberto Aussel,
2002- 2006 Bachelor of Honors, University of Toronto, Guitar Performance Program, prof. Eli Kassner;
Minor Program in Philosophy
2002- 2005 First guitar in Faculty of Music Guitar Ensemble
2001- 2002 Student at McLaughlin Collegiate, Oshawa.
1997- 2001 Student at “George Enescu” Music High School- Bucharest, Romania


Achievements, Scholarships and Awards:

2009 Third Prize at the Twents International Guitar Competition, Enschede, Netherlands
2008 Domenic Troiano Scholarship, Toronto
2008 Cologne Music Academy Scholarship, Cologne
2008 Fourth Place at the ‘Twents International Guitar Competition’, Netherlands
2007 Kingsway Humber Scholarship – Kiwanis Music Associasion of Greater Toronto,
2007 Cologne Music College Scholarship, Cologne
2006 First Prize at the Kiwanis Trophy Guitar Competition, Toronto
2006 Toronto Guitar Society Grant for 2006 Iserlohn Guitar Festival, Germany,
2005 Second Prize at the Canadian National Competition, Kamloops- BC, Dofasco Award
2005 David& Martha Beach Summer Study Award awarded by Faculty of Music, University of Toronto, to a promising upper-year student,
2005 First Prize at the Provincial Guitar Competition,
2005 D’Addario Foundation for the Performing Arts Scholarship- Peel Music Festival,
2005 Domaine Forget International Guitar Festival Scholarship,
2005 Selected together with only 4 other guitarists to perform in the public masterclass
held in the François- Bernier Concert Hall, Domaine Forget International Guitar
Festival
2005 Ken Young Scholarship- Toronto Guitar Society- awarded to the most promising student in the senior years,
2002 Ken Young Scholarship- Toronto Guitar Society Scholarship- awarded to the best guitarist entering the first year at University of Toronto,
2002 University of Toronto Entrance Scholarship- awarded to the top students entering
the first year,
2001 First Prize at the National Guitar Competition, Romania
2000 Musical Prize Eugen Barbu, offered by the Cultural Foundation “Romania Mare”
1998 Third Prize at the National Music Competition, Romania
1998 Third Prize at Craiova International Competition, Romania; president of
jury- Marie Delarue
1996 Third Prize at Sinaia International Competition, Romania; president of jury: Jack
Duarte


Solo Performance:

2009 May- New Project- St Mocca Cafe, Cologne
2009 January 26th – solo concert, Kammermusiksaal, Cologne
2009 January 23 – solo concert, Herrenhaus, Meckenhein-Altendorf
2009 January 18th- solo concert, Bonhoeffer Evanghelische Kirche, Cologne
2009 January 15th -solo concert, Menden Haus, Menden
2009 January 10th -solo concert, Wallraf Fotographie Gallery, Schleebusch
2008 December 18th -solo concert, St Augustin Ratsaal, St Augustin
2008 December 5th -concert, Aachen
2008 November- concert , Kolmusikhochschule- Cologne
2008 August 22nd - solo+ chamber music concert, Hauskonzert- Cologne
2008 July- solo concert, Wallraf Fotographie Gallery- Schlebusch
2008 May- concert, Kolmusikhochschule- Cologne
2008 April 12th - solo concert, St Augustin Ratsaal- St Augustin
2007 November 1st – solo concert- guest at the ‘12e Festival International des Cordes Pincées’- Salle Bahnini, Rabat- Marocco
2007 December- concert, Aachen
2007 October- concert , Kolmusikhochschule- Cologne
2006 March 25th - solo recital, Water Hall- University of Toronto
2006 March 14th - solo concert, Hart House- University of Toronto
2006 March 5th- solo concert, St Joseph Church- Toronto
2005 Solo recital- Faculty of music, Walter Hall- Toronto
2005 Performer in the Christmas concert for the Legacy Builders, Oshawa
2005 Solo concert at First Romanian Baptist Church, Kitchener
2003- 2005 “Guitar Future Stars” concert series, Toronto
2002 Christmas Concert at Bowmansville Adventist Church, Bowmansville
2002 Concerts at McLaughlin Collegiate, Oshawa
2001 Recital at the Woman’s International Conference, Bucharest, Romania, organized by the United States Embassy.
1999-2001 Concert series at the Literature Museum, Literary Circles, Bucharest, Romania



2004-2006 Guitar performing- solo and with the choir- at the Knox Presbyterian Church.
2006 Performing concert for the restoration of the historic Casavant organ; St Joseph Church, Toronto
2005, 2006 Radio host at the “Music Factory” show, U of T Radio Station- CIUT 89.5.
Conducted interviews with Liona Boyd, Gary Kulesha and James Rolfe promoring the Faculty of Music “New Music Festival”
2005 Guitar playing for “World Literacy” at the fundraising/ launching event of Jane Urquart’s novel “A Map of Glass”
2002 Host at the University of Toronto Arts Gallery
1998 Honor guest and soloist at the cultural festival The Romanian Culture Days, Savirsin, Romania
1996-1997 Guitar and voice recitals in literary circles- Destine, Vasile Carlova, Gandirea Romaneasca, Ion Creanga (mentioned in the newspaper “Cotidianul” from 30/01/1996 and the cultural magazine “Destine”, #64,67- 1997)


Publications:

2009 Press article about Floria Nica in ‘Stadt Anzeige’ News Paper (Germany), 26 January 2009
2001 Article about Floria Nica Cintecul Floriilor- The Song of Flowers in the Diaspora Romanian News Paper “Miorita Noastra” (USA-New York), October-November 2001
2001 Thoughts about the International Guitar Festival from Kutna Hora published in Le Cahiers de la guitarre, (France)
2000 Fiction Petale de trandafir pe cadranul timpului- Rose petals on the time’s dial, literary anthology “Fantinile Amintirilor”- The Spring of Memories (Romania)
1999 Essays Destin- Fate and Bach si inspiratia sa divina- Bach and his divine inspiration, literary anthology “Am fost, suntem aici vom fi”- Here We were, we are and here we stay, (Romania)
1998 Article Mozart, aduceri aminte- Mozart, Memories, cultural magazine “Destine”, nr. 77, (Romania)


Highlights of Qualifications:

Winner of national and international competitions
Participant in National and International Guitar Festivals:
                  2008 Twents International Guitar Festival, Netherlands,
                  2005 Domaine Forget International Guitar Festival, Canada,
                  2003 Iserlohn International Guitar Festival, Germany,
                  2003 Nuertingen International Guitar Festival /Germany,
                  2000 Kutna Hora International Guitar Festival /Czech Republic,
                  1996, 1998- Sinaia International Guitar Festival / Romania,
Graduate with high academic standing from University of Toronto 
Masterclasses with Roland Dyens, Carlo Marchione, John Duarte,  Elliot Fisk, Ricardo Gallen, Carles Trepat, Sergio& Odair Assad, Dale Kavanagh, Carlo Domeniconi, Patrick Roux, Eduardo Isaac, Jeffrey McFadden.
Multilingual:   English- advanced/excellent
                    Romanian- native language
                    German- advanced level
                    Spanish- intermediary level
                    French- beginner level


Personal Interests:

Philosophy
Painting- first exhibition in progress
Writing poetry and fiction
Reading
Dancing