Professional Overview

Matthew Rohde has performed and taught all over North and South America, Europe, and Asia.

Grants and International Tours

• Received grants from US embassies in Israel/Palestine, Ecuador, and Mexico to make solo tours throughout each of those countries.

Notable Projects and Contributions

• Taught music in Palestine for over a year.
  • Conducted Arabic language guitar classes in the Gaza Strip via live videoconference with support from the Qattan Foundation.
  • Organized the first-ever Argentine tango workshop and social dance in Palestine.
• Collaborated with the United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia (2011).
  • Spearheaded an initiative to expose refugee children to jazz and classical music.

Student Achievements

• Past students have been awarded scholarships at:
  • San Francisco Conservatory.
  • Angers Conservatory, France.

Education and Training

• Yale College and Yale School of Music.
• Conservatoire Nationale de Musique et Danse, Paris.
• Accademia Chigiana, Siena, Italy.

Notable Teachers
Benjamin Verdery, Oscar Ghiglia, and Roland Dyens.

Advanced Education

• Holds a Master’s degree in International Affairs from Sciences Po, France.

Languages
Conversant in French, Spanish, Italian, and Arabic.