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The harp meets the people

After her studies in Oslo, Norway, Indiana, USA, and Copenhagen, Denmark, she has been living her dream. Sidsel is a highly sought after musician, both as a soloist with her own exiting projects and as a chamber musician. She is the solo harpist in The Norwegian Radio Orchestra (Kringkastingsorkesteret), a position she previously also held in the Norwegian National Opera Orchestra.

One of the most thrilling characteristics of Sidsel’s artistic life is her ability to cross genres and to transcend and expand the traditional definition of harp music. Clearly in her use of electrical harps she has been a pioneer, exploring new musical terrain where fuzz and funky rhythms are musical elements in extraordinary interaction with the traditional harp sound. This musical versatility is evident in her extensive collaboration with leading Norwegian artists representing many musical expressions: Åge Aleksandersen, Sissel Kyrkjebø, Silje Nergaard, Magnet, Bjørn Eidsvåg, Solveig Kringlebotn, Secret Garden, Helene Bøksle, and many others. She has demonstrated her versatility and musical inventiveness on many concert tours in Norway and abroad. She has also been featured at many festivals.

The coolest project yet is Sidsel’s ice-harp. Sidsel has since 2010 cooperated with renowned “ice-musician” Terje Isungset, and together they developed the largest iceharp in the world. Sidsel was featured at the opening concert at the Ice Music Festival in 2010 at Geilo, Norway. The same year Sidsel brought ice-music to new heights, playing in the Alps at 3000 meter above sea level.
Sidsel is a harpist beyond the ordinary. She surprises, fascinates and captivates her audiences – time after time.

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Utdannelse

1991-1995 Norges Musikkhøgskole, Kandidatstudiet
1995-1996 Indiana University, USA, Performer Diploma
1995-1997 Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium, Solistklassen

Lærere

• Willy Postma
• Sonja Gislinge
• Susan McDonald

Solistkonserter

• Solist med KORK
• Solist med Stavanger Symfoniorkester
• Solist under Ice Music festival, Geilo
• Solist under Ice Music festival i Val Senales, Italia
• Solist med Bodø Sinfonietta
• Solistkonsert i Store Studio, NRK
• Solist under Vinterfestspillene i Bergstaden
• Solist under Trondheim Kammermusikkfestival
• Solist under Risør Kammermusikkfest
•  Solist med Murmansk Symfoniorkester
• Solistkonsert på Fabrikken i Oslo
• Debutkonsert i Oslo med støtte fra Rikskonsertene
• Debutkonsert i København
• Solist med Trondheim Symfoniorkester
• Solist med Det Norske Kammerorkester
• Konserter som solist i USA, Sveits, Frankrike, Østerrike, Litauen, Latvia, Estland, Grønland, Sør-Afrika og Skandinavia

Festivaler

• Vossajazz
• Molde Jazzfestival
• Ice Music festival, Geilo
• Vinterfestspillene i Bergstaden
• Icemusic festival Val Senales, Italy
• Kirkefestpillene i Kristiandsand
• Oi-oi festivalen i Bergen
• Risør Kammermusikkfest
• Sevillia Turina Chamber Music festival
• Osafestivalen
• Trondheim Kammermusikkfestival
• Oslo Kammermusikfestival
• Musik vid Dellen, Sverige
• Glogerfestdagene
• Nordiske Sommernetter
• Festspillene i Bergen
• Olavfestdagene i Trondheim

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Større stipend og priser

• Statens kunstnerstipend, reisestøtte
• Kork Venneforeningsstipend
• Fond for lyd og bilde, plates
• Bestillingsverk fra Det Norske Komponistfond, av Sindre Hotvedt, musikk for isharpe
• Rolf Gammleng prisen
• Fond for utøvende kunstnere, konsertstøtte
• Fond for lyd og bilde, konsertstøtte
• Statens kunsterstipend for yngre/nyetablerte kunstnere
• Fond for utøvende kunstnere, reisestipend
• Norsk Komponistfond, bestillingsverk av Ingrid Kindem
• Norsk Kultturråd, bestillingsverk av Gunnar Andreas Berg.
• Sleipnir studio/reisestipend
• Fond for utøvende Kunstnere, resiestipend
• Statens kunsterstipend for yngre/nyetablerte kunstnere
• Fond for utøvende Kunstnere, resiestipend
• Fond for utøvende Kunstnere, debutstøtte
• Fulbright foundation
• Norge – Amerika-foreningen

Ny musikkensembler

ONE
BIT-20 ensemble
Oslo Sinfonietta

Turneer for Rikskonsertene

First Date med KORK
Solveig´s sanger
Kom regn kom sol
Flørt med harpestrenger
Tikk takk tia kjæm
Up beat, turné i Baltikum og Skandinavia
Turné for Rikskonsertenes debutanter

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