Eldbjørg Hemsing

Eldbjørg Hemsing
Born (1990-02-16) 16 February 1990
Valdres, Oppland
Origin Norway
Genres Classical music
Occupation(s) Musician
Instruments Violin
Years active 1996 - present
Labels BIS Records, Sweden www.bis.se
Website www.eldbjorghemsing.com

Eldbjørg Hemsing (born 16 February 1990 in Nord-Aurdal, Norway) is a Norwegian violinist, who has been performing on some of the world's most prestigious stages since the age of 11, with her solo debut with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. Her violin playing represents a unique blend of classic Viennese sound, which she perfected while studying with Boris Kuschnir; a contemporary sensibility absorbed through numerous projects with living composers including Tan Dun; and a deep affinity with her Scandinavian heritage that she proudly showcases in every aspect of her active musical life.


Biography

Eldbjørg's desire to discover and bring to the stage rare masterpieces by Norwegian composers inspired a fascinating journey, which has become the subject of a documentary slated for global release in 2018. A chance conversation with an older family friend and Eldbjørg's descendant, who even inspired Grieg's Ballade op. 24, has led her to unearth a beautiful romantic violin concerto by Hjalmar Borgström (HYAL-mar BORG-strum), which has been all but forgotten for over a century. Eldbjørg's recording of this work with Wiener Symphoniker, under the baton of Olari Elts]] is scheduled for a released worldwide by BIS in 2018. Major appearances include performances with Arctic Philharmonic (NOSO) - conductor Christian Lindberg, Szczecin Philharmonic - conductor Rune Bergmann, Bergen International Festival in Norway, Paavo Järvi's Pärnu Festival in Estonia. Her native country discovered and fell in love with Eldbjørg when she played for the Norwegian Royal Family at age six; her star rose when she gave a globally televised performance at the Nobel Peace Prize Ceremony in Oslo.

The multi-album collaboration with BIS Records also features Dvorak violin concerto and Suk Fantasy and Love Song , recorded with the Antwerp Symphony Orchestra and Alan Buribayev, as well as works written in the late XX and XXI centuries.

New music has been a particular source of inspiration and recognition for Eldbjørg, who has developed a close collaboration with the Oscar-winning composer and conductor Tan Dun, when he asked her to perform his Hero Concerto with the Netherlands Symphony Orchestra as well as with the MDR Leipzig Radio Symphony Orchestra. The success of these performances led to an invitation to premiere Tan Dun's Triple Resurrection Concerto in Leipzig and Shanghai with the Shanghai Philharmonic Orchestra. Eldbjørg has also premiered Tan Dun's violin concerto The Love with the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra at the 2010 World Expo in Shanghai and most recently Tan Dun's violin concerto The Fire Rituals. Composition that was premiered with the Chinese National Orchestra at the Beijing's National Centre for the Performing Arts represents a forefront contemporary piece for a traditional orchestra and violin.

A regular guest soloist with some of the world's top ensembles, Eldbjørg is honoured to count the MDR Radio Symphony Orchestra Leipzig, NDR Radio Symphony Orchestra Hannover, RTE National Symphony Orchestra Ireland, Netherlands Symphony Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Norwegian Radio Symphony Orchestra, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Czech National Symphony Orchestra, and Hong Kong Philharmonic Orchestra among her most active orchestral partners. She has appeared at the Bad Kissingen and AlpenKlassik festivals in Germany, International Chamber Music Festivals in Oslo, Stavanger and Bergen, Wigmore Hall, Verbier Festival, Bellerive Festival, as well as the Nordic Cool Festival at the Kennedy Center in Washington D.C.

Praised for her ability to establish an authentic connection with music fans, Eldbjørg has received the Audience Prize at the Verbier Festival, First Prize and Audience Prize in the Virtuosi Competition in Norway and the Audience Prize at the Eurovision Young Musicians 2008 with top votes from Germany, Austria and Switzerland. When Eldbjørg and her sister Ragnhild created a documentary about the life of the famous violinist Ole Bull for Norwegian National Broadcasting company NRK, it was distinguished with the Golden Rose award at the Rose d'Or Festival in Luzern and received prizes at the Circom Festival.

Hemsing was born in Valdres in Norway in 1990 and started to play the violin at the age of five. At the age of seven she was accepted into the prestigious Barratt Due Institute of Music in Oslo where she received lessons from Alf Richard Kraggerud and Stephan Barratt-Due. Eldbjørg Hemsing has also studied with Boris Kuschnir, "one of the most excellent teachers who brought up world-famous performers" (Strad Magazine).

Eldbjørg Hemsing plays a GB Guadagnini violin from 1754 kindly on loan from the Dextra Musica Foundation.[1]

Eldbjørg Hemsing´s long-term artistic development is generously supported by Göhde Foundation.

Discography

  • 2018: Hjalmar Borgström Violin concerto op. 25 and Dmitry Shostakovich Violin concerto no. 1 (Eldbjørg Hemsing), with conductor Olari Elts and Wiener Symphoniker
  • 2011: Varde (Kvarts and Hemsing), with Kvarts and Ragnhild Hemsing


Competitions and awards

She won First Prize in the Sparre Olsen Competition in 1999, First Prize in the 2000 Norwegian Youth String Competition and First Prize in the Norwegian Youth String Competition and the Sparre Olsen Competition in 2000 and second prize in the 2001 Kocian International Violin Competition.[2]


References

  1. ↑ "Eldbjørg Hemsing". Biography (in Norwegian). Sparebankstiftelsen.no. Archived from the original on 2013-12-08. Retrieved 2015-01-01.
  2. ↑ "Recent Meadowmount Alumni Accomplishments". Meadowmount School of Music. Archived from the original on 2009-03-17. Retrieved 2009-02-23.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.