Karin Schaupp (born 1972) is a German-born Australian classical
guitarist and actress. She has won APRA Music Awards and ARIA Music
Awards.Karin Schaupp was born in Hofheim am Taunus, Germany in 1972.
Her mother, Isolde Schaupp, was a teacher of guitar at the
Conservatorium of Wiesbaden. Her father, a doctor, was an amateur
pianist, and her aunt and grandmother were opera singers. Karin was
given a half-size guitar by her grandmother when she was aged three.
She started her guitar studies with her mother when she was five, and
performed in public at age six. Her family, including both sets of
grandparents, migrated from Germany to Australia when she was aged
eight, and they have been based in Brisbane, Queensland, where Isolde
Schaupp continues to teach at the University of Queensland and the
University of Southern Queensland.While in her teens, Karin Schaupp
won prizes at competitions at Lagonegro in Italy and Madrid in Spain.
At the Madrid competition she won the special competition prize for
the Best Interpretation of Spanish Music. She completed bachelor's and
master's degrees in music at the University of Queensland.
guitarist and actress. She has won APRA Music Awards and ARIA Music
Awards.Karin Schaupp was born in Hofheim am Taunus, Germany in 1972.
Her mother, Isolde Schaupp, was a teacher of guitar at the
Conservatorium of Wiesbaden. Her father, a doctor, was an amateur
pianist, and her aunt and grandmother were opera singers. Karin was
given a half-size guitar by her grandmother when she was aged three.
She started her guitar studies with her mother when she was five, and
performed in public at age six. Her family, including both sets of
grandparents, migrated from Germany to Australia when she was aged
eight, and they have been based in Brisbane, Queensland, where Isolde
Schaupp continues to teach at the University of Queensland and the
University of Southern Queensland.While in her teens, Karin Schaupp
won prizes at competitions at Lagonegro in Italy and Madrid in Spain.
At the Madrid competition she won the special competition prize for
the Best Interpretation of Spanish Music. She completed bachelor's and
master's degrees in music at the University of Queensland.
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