Prof. Henja Semmler henja.semmlerhmt-rostockde www.oberontrio.com Henja Semmler studied violin with Rainer Kussmaul, Thomas Brandis, and Gerhard Schulz, among others, and received scholarships from DAAD and the Deutscher Musikinstrumentenfonds as well as prizes from the Deutscher Musikwettbewerb, the Louis Spohr Competition, and the Deutscher Hochschulwettbewerb. She also studied Baroque violin and has a keen interest in contemporary music, which has led to participation in numerous premiere performances and collaborations with composers such as Jörg Widmann, Sofia Gubaidulina, George Benjamin,