CURRICULUM VITAE
SILJA LEVANDER

EDUCATION
2016
Master of Music, classical piano, soloist
The Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm

2014
Bachelor of Music, classical piano, soloist
Turku University of Applied Sciences

Bachelor of General Pedagogy
Haaga-Helia University of Applied Sciences (completed at Turku Arts Academy)

2009
Bachelor of Design, specializing in fashion and costume design
Turku University of Applied Sciences


WORK EXPERIENCE

2020 -
Finnish teacher (City of Stockholm, Sweden)

2019 - 20
Våga Visa- culture school, assessor (Stockholm county, Sweden)

2017 - 20
Östermalms Musik- och Kulturskola, piano teacher and administrator (Nacka, Sweden)

2016 -18
Opus Norden AB, artist and visiting piano teacher (Danderyd, Sweden)

2016 -
Freelance musician and designer (Stockholm, Sweden)

2015
Music School Arcobaleno, visiting piano teacher (Stockholm, Sweden)

2014-
Mänttä Music Festival, production crew member and artist (Mänttä, Finland)

2011-19
Naantali Music Festival, production crew member (Naantali, Finland)

2010-14
Music school Ainola/Talvio, piano teacher (Turku, Finland)
City Youth Council, piano teacher (Turku, Finland)

2010-12
Project Dressing Mimia, production crew member and fashion designer (Turku, Finland)

2007-08
TRAID (Textile Recycling for Aid and International Development), intern and seamstress (London, England, UK)
TRAID Remade, designer and seamstress (London, England, UK)


SCHOLARSHIPS AND GRANTS

2021
Arts promotion centre Finland, 4 000 €
for culture workers affected by the covid19 pandemic

Nacka Municipality cultural grant, 20 000 SEK
for two retirement home concerts "En sommardag med cello och piano"

2020
Arts promotion centre Finland, 3 000 €
for culture workers affected by the covid19 pandemic

Nacka Municipality cultural grant,  20 000 SEK
for the cross- cultural production "Animerad känslostorm"

Nacka Municipality cultural grant, 18 000 SEK
for the concert promoting Finnish music in Sweden "Finska flöjtpärlor"

2019
Nacka Municipality cultural grant,  13 000 SEK
for the children's concert "Magisk filmmusik för hela familjen"

2018
Nacka Municipality cultural grant,  20 000 SEK
for a piano-cello concert "Romantisk musik i sin rätta miljö"

2016
Den Nordiska Första St. Johannislogen's freemason scholarship, 80 000 SEK
for excellence in classical piano

2015
Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien's national scholarship, 30 000 SEK
for instrument purchase

Finnish Cultural Foundation's central fund, 8000 €
for completing a M. A. at the Royal Music Academy of Stockholm

2007-08
Leonardo da Vinci- scholarship 1500 €
for Bachelor's thesis and studies in London