Musicians

Birgitta Elisa Oftestad

Bjørg Lewis

Bjørg Lewis is one of Norway’s most sought after and admired cellists. She is a founder member of the Vertavo String Quartet, which has received numerous awards, including Norway’s prestigious Grieg Prize in 2005. 

Brage Sæbø

Brage Sæbø is a violinist and plays first violin with the Oslo Philharmonic

Cam Kjøll

Cam Kjøll has been appointed 1st concert master of the Lucerne Symphonics, after having filled this position in the Norwegian Opera & Ballet for four years. Cam is a highly sought after soloist and chamber musician.

Catherine Bullock

Catherine Bullock (b. 1976 in Yeovil, England) is Principal viola in the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, and has worked as guest principal in the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, the Royal Liverpool Philharmonic and the BBC National Orchestra of Wales.

Dan Styffe

Dan Styffe (b. 1957 in Sweden) teaches at the Norwegian Academy of Music and at Barratt Due’s Institute of Music. Formerly Co-principal bass in the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra (Photo by: Sverre Chr. Jarild)

Daniel Hannington Goldin

Dmitrij Osadchuk

Dmitrij Osadchuk is a violinist-composer born in Tromsø. He picked up the violin at 6 years of age, and got lessons from his mother, a violinist herself. In his early teens he began regularly visiting Oslo to take lessons, and at 15 he moved from home to study in Oslo with Stephan Barratt-Due and Bård […]

Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad

Eivind Holtsmark Ringstad (b. 1994) had his great breakthrough after winning the Eurovision competition for young musicians in Vienna in 2012. Since that he has been a regular guest-musician at prestigious venues and festivals around the world. (Photo: Sverre Chr. Jarild)

Eldbjørg Hemsing

A champion of Norway’s rich musical tradition, Eldbjørg Hemsing (b. 1990) has been a household name in her native country since childhood and made her solo debut with the Bergen Philharmonic at the age of 11.