Musicians
Established musicians who play instruments in the Dextra Musica instrument collection.
Magnus Boye Hansen
Magnus Boye Hansen has his background from the Barratt Due Institute of Music in Oslo, University of the Arts in Berlin and the Academy of music in Oslo. He is a violinist in the Norwegian Radio-orchestra and a member of the critically acclaimed Oslo String Quartet.
María Alejandra Conde-Campos
María Alejandra Conde-Campos is a classical cellist and educator. She studied with Truls Mørk at the Norwegian Academy of Music and holds a Master’s degree from the Barratt Due Institute of Music. Today, she works as a cello teacher at the Barratt Due Institute of Music and combines this role with freelance work for Norwegian […]
Maria Angelika Carlsen
Maria Angelika Carlsen (b. 1988) currently holds the position as concertmaster for the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra. Moreover, she has been the leader and artistic director of the young chamber orchestra Ensemble Allegria since its foundation in 2007.
Marianne Thorsen
In 2006 Marianne Thorsen was appointed Professor of Violin at the Department of Music at the Norwegian University of Science and Technology in Trondheim. She also has an active performing career.
Michael Andreas Grolid
Michael Andreas Grolid (born 1997) is a Norwegian violist and composer. Currently, Michael is the principal violist of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra in Copenhagen. He previously studied at the Hanns Eisler School of Music in Berlin under Walter Küssner from the Berlin Philharmonic. In April 2016, Michael received the Audience Award in NRK’s talent […]
Nora Taksdal
Nora Taksdal (b. 1968) has performed as a viola soloist in all of Norway’s symphony orchestras. She is a member of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra of Oslo, and employed by the Norwegian Radio Orchestra (NRK). She has also developed a music radio program for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.
Oda Holt Günther
Oda Holt Günther (born 1999) is a versatile violinist with an impressive career as both a chamber musician and a soloist. In March 2024, Oda took on the role of Concertmaster in the Norwegian Radio Orchestra (KORK), a position that highlights her significant achievements and recognition on the international music scene.
Ole Eirik Ree
Ole Eirik Ree is an Assistant Professor at the Barratt Due Institute of Music, Director of Graduate studies, Director of Chamber Music for the institute’s young talents program. Ree earned his doctoral degree in musical arts from the Mason Gross School of the Arts.
Owen Sørbye Davis
Owen Sørbye Davis is an 18-year-old Norwegian cellist from Oslo. He began his musical education with the Nordberg String Orchestra and continued at the music program at Majorstuen School. Since 2019, he has been part of the Young Talents program at the Barratt Due Institute of Music. He is currently a student in the music […]
Philippe Jayer
Philippe Jayer, born in Oslo, Norway, began playing the violin at the age of six. He is currently a student in the Young Talents program at the Barratt-Due Institute of Music, studying under Bård Monsen and Stephan Barratt-Due. Philippe has achieved significant recognition in national violin competitions, winning first prizes in several. He is a […]