Mimi is one of the most accredited violin teachers in Colorado. Born in Chongqing, China, she performed as a first violinist in the Colorado Symphony Orchestra and has been teaching private violin lessons in the Denver area for over 30 years.
Some of Mimi’s accomplishments & experience include:
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Juilliard School of Music, student of world-famous pedagogues Dorothy Delay and Ivan Galamian.
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Masters degree in violin performance.
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Indiana University, teaching fellowship with Josef Gingold.
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Performed with the American Symphony Orchestra under Stokowski in Carnegie Hall.
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First violinist in the Colorado Symphony Orchestra for over 30 years.
Mimi’s teaching credentials and specialty areas include:
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Certification in all 10 Suzuki teaching books.
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Coaching orchestral repertoire and preparing advanced students for auditions.
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Starting young violinists and specializing in developing an individually designed curriculum appropriate to each student’s unique talents, needs, and goals.
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Experience teaching private violin lessons in the Denver area for over 30 years.
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Building lasting relationships with over 100 students.
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Teacher of Master classes in both China and Germany.
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Fluent in English, Mandarin Chinese, and German.
Mimi’s students’ achievements include:
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Admittance to Juilliard School of Music & Curtis Institute of Music
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Members via audition to the
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Denver Young Artists Orchestra (DYAO)
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Colorado Youth Symphony Orchestra (CYSO)
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Colorado All State Orchestra
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University of Northern Colorado Weekend for Strings
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Mimi accompanies her students on the piano and teaches in her southeast Denver Studio in Greenwood Village, close to the Denver Tech Center (DTC), near I-25 and Belleview (exit 199).
Mimi’s husband, Jurgen de Lemos, is also a renowned leader in the Colorado music community, serving as former Principal Cellist of the Colorado Symphony; Professor of Cello and Chamber Music at the University of Colorado; conductor at the Arvada Center Orchestra, Denver Young Artists Orchestra, & Boulder Youth Symphony; and current Music Director & Conductor at the Littleton Symphony Orchestra.
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Link to: Mimi at Suzuki Association of Americas
Email: mimi@coloradoviolin.com