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Sveinung Bjelland
Sveinung Bjelland Sveinung Bjelland is in the forefront of classical pianists in Norway. His recording of Scarlatti and Mendelssohn (on Simax) was received with enthusiasm in Norway and internationally and was nominated for the Norwegian Grammy Award (Spellemannprisen 2006). Musicweb International writes: 'These performances have many subtleties and the imagination of the coupling is reflected in the taste and imagination of the playing.' Classics Today also praises the recording, referring to 'Sveinung Bjelland's cultivated, imaginative, and poetic artistry', concluding: 'No self-respecting piano connoisseur should let this truly distinctive release slip away'. Sveinung has most of his musical background from Central Europe, mainly through studies with Hans Leygraf at Mozarteum, Salzburg and Hochschule der Künste in Berlin. He finished his studies in Berlin with the highest degree and with distinction, and he put himself strongly on the map in 1999 when he was named 'Young Musician of the Year' by the Norwegian Concert Institute, beside the numerous other prizes he has been awarded. Sveinung has now developed into an unusually interesting, prolific and versatile artist. He has been a soloist with the leading Norwegian orchestras, with distinguished guest conductors, and visited various concert series and festivals in Europe where he has made his mark as much as a soloist as in a chamber music setting. He has performed with artists like Pahud, Collins, Mørk and Wispelwey. In October 2008 he made his debut in London with a Chamber Music Recital at Wigmore Hall. His duo partnership with the young violinist Alina Pogostkin (the 2005 winner of the Sibelius Competition in Helsinki) has made a particular impact. Together they have made a brilliant recording of Mendelssohn's Concerto for Violin and Piano, adding to the pianist's series of successful recordings which covers a wide and varied repertoire. In duo with Alina Pogostkin, Sveinung recently performed at the Helsinki Festival and the Beethovenfest in Bonn. Sveinung must have given listeners with preconceived notions some surprises when he recently featured in the violinist Atle Sponberg's concert project 'Atle Live' on tour in Norway, flinging himself elegantly from Bach and Mozart to Argentine, Brazilian and jazzy piano virtuosity with the greatest of ease, sounding as though in the past he had only ever played a Latin American repertoire. In addition to being a frequent festival artist, Sveinung was from 2002-2008 himself a festival director. The artistic profile of the Gloger Festival in Kongsberg has now developed into one of the most interesting among Norwegian music festivals, with the exquisite and inspiring space of the beautiful Kongsberg Church as its main arena. |
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