Norbert Kurunci
About
Hi,
I’m Norbert, a professional violinist with over 25 years of playing and more than a 10 years of teaching experience.
I currently perform with the Santa Cecilia Symphony Orchestra in Madrid and have taught students from all over the world, from curious beginners to aspiring professionals.
This is not one-size-fits-all. In my lessons, we focus on you:
🧠 Whether you're beginner or advanced, I’ll meet you where you are.
🎼 We cover scales, technique, ear training, sight-reading, posture, theory, and performance. It’s all integrated and goal-driven.
🎧 Classical? Pop? Film music? Let’s explore what inspires you, because music is personal.
🎻 I offer structure with space to grow, a clear roadmap tailored to your style, pace, and goals.
My mission is simple: help you build confidence, skill, and joy in your playing.
It’s never too late to learn the violin. Whether you're picking it up for the first time or looking to refine your skills, you’re welcome in my online studio.
🎯 Book a lesson, bring your curiosity, and let’s make real musical progress together.
Teaching Style
Having worked as a violin teacher for more than 10 years at a music school, I have a broad and diverse range of experience in teaching violin and related subjects to students ages 9 and above, with great international success. I'm also a violinist in many different symphony orchestras and chamber ensembles, which helps me not only passively teach but actively participate in cultural life and learn.
Although I specialize in classical music, I guide my students in discovering genres that they will be passionate about. My lessons include scales, technique, ear training, sight-reading, posture correction, music theory, music performance.
Curriculum
Since everyone has a different learning style, I tailor the curriculum to suit the levels and needs of each individual student. For beginners, I use "Essential Elements” published by Hal Leonard. Throughout my career as a teacher, I found Fortunatov’s short etudes to be perfect for learning and practicing sight-reading. The exact positions of the fingers are crucial to learn right from the start, which is why I teach scales not only to my youngest but also my oldest students as well. To make the process more fun, I also include Suzuki’s books to learn songs such as "Twinkle, twinkle little star" or "Old McDonald's had a farm."
For intermediate levels, I use Kayser and Wohlfahrt’s etudes, solo pieces, one and two-octave scales, and small concertos. With these curricula, my students learn bow control, different types of strokes, playing double stops correctly, proper position change, etc.
Advanced violinists will develop their virtuoso skills with the Flesch scale system, Mazas, Kreutzer, and Gaviniès’ etudes, concertos, sonatas, and other classical pieces.
Credentials & Affiliations
Master studies in Chamber Music at Conservatorio "Giuseppe Tartini" (Trieste, Italy, 2021-2023), including a string quartet masterclass with Sergio Lamberto; Master of Music Arts in Violin performance from Academy of Arts (Novi Sad, Serbia, completed 2017), including an Erasmus exchange at the Faculty of Music and Visual Arts (University of Pécs, Hungary); Bachelor of Music Arts in Violin performance from Academy of Arts (Novi Sad, Serbia, completed 2015); Violinist with Vojvodina Symphony Orchestra (10/2015 – 09/2021); Violinist with Serbian National Theater - Opera (01/2017 – 09/2021); Violin Teacher at Elementary Music School "Slobodan Malbaški" (Kikinda, Serbia, 2015 – 2021); Freelance Violinist (2011 – Present), performing with numerous symphony and chamber orchestras including Orquesta Clásica Santa Cecilia, Pannon Philharmonic, Istrian Chamber Orchestra (Concertmaster), Zrenjanin Chamber Orchestra, Zrenjanin Philharmonics, Subotica Philharmonics, Rock Opera Production, Chamber Orchestra "Schubert", Borderless Youth Orchestra, No Borders Orchestra, Symphony Orchestra "Ortelin", Camerata Strumentale Italiana, and Trio "Corona".