Baroque Violin / Baroque Viola / Viola d’amore
巴洛克小提琴 / 巴洛克中提琴 / 柔音提琴
Monica Johnston has been teaching and performing in Hong Kong since 2011, and has been a part of the Early Music Society of Hong Kong since its inception. She is currently a music teacher at American School Hong Kong, and runs a private studio of viola and violin students.
Monica received her Bachelor’s Degree in Music Education and a Viola Performance Certificate from the University of South Carolina (USC). It was at USC that Monica was first introduced to the viola d’amore and period performance practice. She has studied the viola d’amore with Thomas Georgi and Marianne Ronez, and performed in viola d’amore masterclasses with Monica Hugget and Rachel Barton Pine. Monica studied Baroque violin at the Tafelmusik Baroque Summer Institute in Toronto, Canada, and Urbino Musica Antica in Urbino, Italy.
Combining two of her favorite things, music and travel, Monica has performed throughout Europe, North America, and Asia. Although Monica loves performing, her true passion lies in teaching. She has taught students from infancy through the age of 65, and believes that music is for everyone!