Barbro Dahlman
Piano
bro@gwu.edu
ext. 49040
Phillips Hall B-146
Bachelor of Music, 1967, Royal Academy of Music (Stockholm, Sweden);
Artist's Diploma, 1971, Edsberg College of the Swedish Radio
Professor Barbro Dahlman performs frequently throughout the US and Europe, recently in such prominent centers of music as Athens, Montreal, New York, Paris, Saint Louis, and Stockholm, as well as here in Washington, DC, at the Library of Congress, the National Gallery of Art, and the Corcoran Gallery. Her New York City appearances include Composer's Forum, The Kitchen, and the New School for Social Research. A member of GW's faculty since 1987, Prof. Dahlman has presented recitals and workshops at universities across the US and Canada, including Northwestern University, University of California at Santa Barbara, New York University, and McGill University (Montreal, Canada). Her orchestral appearances include appearances with the Danish Radio Orchestra, the Norrkoeping Symphony (Sweden), the Washington Sinfonia, and the Swedish Radio Orchestra. Prof. Dahlman has received grants from the Swedish Government and has recorded for the Belgian and Scandinavian broadcasting corporations. Her recordings are found on Opus One, Orion, BIS, Phono Suecia, Spectrumand CRI, and she has performed live on WBAI and WQXR radio in New York City. Composers who have created works for her include Ulf Grahn, Miklos Maros, Jeffrey Mumford and John Watts. Her repertoire encompasses both traditional and contemporary music. As an extensive performer of the latter, she feels that contemporary music gives an outlet to abstract thoughts and emotions not found in traditional music and that playing new music has added a new dimension to her approach to traditional music. Prof. Dahlman is a frequent adjudicator for competitions in the area, among which is the National Symphony Competition. Prof. Dahlman is married to composer Ulf Grahn and has a son, Pierre. They live in Takoma Park, Maryland.
