Páll Eyjólfsson is born in Reykjavík 1958. He began his studies
at the age of 6 in "Barnamúsíkskóli Reykjavíkur" a childrens
music school, where Stefán Edelstein was the headmaster. Today this
school is called "Tónmenntaskóli
Reykjavíkur" Tms.
The Violin was his main instrument, tought by Gígja Jóhannsdóttir.
Páll graduated from "Barnamúsíkskólinn" 14 years old.
At that time had awokened his interests in classical guitarplaying
and therefore he joined "Gítarskólinn" a guitar school
directed by Eythór Thorláksson
Guitar School
Páll graduated from "Gítarskólinn" with a soloist diploma in
Spring 1981. In 1978 Páll graduated from the collage "Menntaskólinn við Sund"
MS and
some further musical studies from " Tónlistarskólinn í Reykjavík"
Tono in 1980. During these years of studying Páll was giving
lessons as a guitar teacher at "Tónlistarskólinn í Mosfellssveit"
and at "Tónmenntaskóli Reykjavíkur". At this time
Páll was obsessed by the Guitar, studied some with Erik Mogensen, now a
composer in Iceland who had studied with José Tomas in Alicante, Spain.
Páll aswell listened to a lot of Recordings by John Williams,
Julian Briem, Segovia, Diango and Jazz these years. Páll works aswell as a tutor en Reykjavík: In Tónmenntaskóli Reykjavíkur Tms, Tónlistarskólinn í Reykjavík Tono and Tónskóli Sigursveins D. Kristinssonar TSDK Páll is married to Signý Kjartansdóttir since January 5th 1980 and
they have two daughters; Aldís Pálsdóttir, born September 17th 1980 and
Vera Pálsdóttir born December 6th 1993. Páll and Signý used to
work as Guides en Benidorm during the summer season in 1983, and again
from 1989 to 1993 for Reykjavík Travel in cooperation with Viajes Costa
Blanca. Páll has participated in many concerts with among others the following
musical groups and organisations: Ung Nordisk Musik, CAPUT caput,
Myrkir músíkdagar,
Musica Nova, Íslenska hljómsveitin Guðmundur
Emilsson, Kammersveit Reykjavíkur,
Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands sinfonia,
Reykjavík Art Festival Artfest, Tónlist fyrir alla,
félag um stofnun tónlistarhúss Musichallfund,
http://www.portusgroup.is/,
video and
einleikarafelag
Páll plays a Ramirez guitar, handmade in Madrid. |