Peter Herresthal Violin

Peter Herresthal is recognised as a brilliant Grammys. His Nørgård recording was and inspired interpreter of contemporary nominated for a Gramophone Award and violin music. Described as “’s was Editors Choice in The Strad and leading violinist” by Gramophone International Record Review. His recording Magazine, he is strongly associated both in of the Adès concerto was released by BIS in concert and recordings with concertos by February 2014, and he gave the Adès new composers including Per Nørgård, Arne cadenza premiere for the Ligeti concerto Nordheim, Ørjan Matre, Henri Dutilleux, with conductor Andrew Manze. Thomas Adès, Harrison Birtwistle, Olav Anton Thommessen, Henrik Hellstenius and He works closely with composer Kaija Jon Øivind Ness. Saariaho, and has performed Graal théâtre with the London Sinfonietta in both Bergen Peter Herresthal has appeared with and London, and with the Stavanger orchestras and ensembles including the Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre National Asko Schoenberg Ensemble, Vienna Radio des Pays de la Loire, and BBC Philharmonic Symphony, Melbourne Symphony, (televised for BBC Four). He recorded the Philharmonic, Stockholm Philharmonic, work with the for BIS Bergen Philharmonic, Danish Radio Records, released in 2019 to critical Symphony, Remix Ensemble, London acclaim. The disc was selected as BBC Music Sinfonietta, Tapiola Chamber Orchestra, Magazine’s Concerto Choice, and was Stavanger Symphony, Orquesta Sinfonica nominated for a Grammy Award, de Navarra, Orquestra Sinfonica do Porto Spellemannsprise and International Casa da Musica, Helsingborg Symphony, Classical Music Award. , Oulu Sinfonia, Norwegian “Herresthal stamps his personality Radio Orchestra, Kristiansand Recent highlights include performances of Symfoniorkester, Trondheim Symphony, works by Eivind Buene and Kaija Saariaho on the piece and turns Nordheims Arctic Philharmonic Sinfonietta and Bit20, and Missy Mazzoli with the Trondheim lavish gestures into meaningful with conductors including Andrew Manze, Symphony, and the Arctic Sinfonietta in musical discourse.” Thomas Adès, Martyn Brabbins, Anu Tali Bodø, Svalbard, and Copenhagen for Njord and Sakari Oramo. New Nordic Music Biennale. He also gave Philip Clark, The Strad the premiere of a new version of Missy

Peter Herresthal has given the Austrian, Mazzoli’s concerto Dark with Excessive Norwegian, Spanish and Australian Bright at the Bergen Festival with the premieres of the Thomas Adès violin Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and James concerto Concentric Paths, the latter Gaffigan. He also continues to record for conducted by the composer at the BIS Records. In the upcoming season, he Melbourne Festival. Festival appearances looks forward to performances in Norway, have included the Bergen Festival, where Denmark, the UK and the USA. he currently curates a series, Risor Chamber Music Festival, MAGMA Berlin, Peter Herresthal is a Professor at the Oslo Schleswig-Holstein and Mecklenburg- Academy and visiting Professor at the Royal Vorpommern. College of Music, London. He performs on a GB Guadagnini from Milan 1753.. He has recorded a number of CDs for BIS

and Simax/Aurora including prize-winning

discs of Nordheim and Ness, and most Valid for use until 1 September 2021 recently the Buene and Wallin concerti, For updated versions please contact which was nominated for Norwegian [email protected]

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