Musicians
Established musicians who play instruments in the Dextra Musica instrument collection.
Ida Bryhn
Ida Bryhn (b. 1981) from Oslo, is principal viola of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and also teaches at the Norwegian Academy of Music. She has performed at most major concert halls in Europe and the US.
Ingerine Dahl
Ingerine Dahl (b. 1980 in Stavanger) is an avid soloist and chamber musician and has received several awards. Since 2004 she has had the position as second concertmaster of the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.
Jan Clemens Carlsen
Jan Clemens Carlsen has studied with Hans Josef Groh, Christoph Richter and Truls Mørk. He plays in the Engegård Quartet and has participated as a soloist and chamber musician at a number of festivals, and has been engaged as a solo cellist by i.a. The Broadcasting Orchestra, and Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.
Johannes Martens
Johannes Martens is playing in the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, and is also a member of Cikada Ensemble and Cikada String Quartet. (Photo: Bo Mathisen)
Kenneth Ryland
Kenneth Ryland is a sought-after double bassist with soloist and high-level chamber music experience. He works as a solo bassist at the Oslo Philharmonic.
Kolbjørn Holthe
Kolbjørn Holthe (b. 1973) is one of the leading Norwegian violinists of his generation and a much sought-after soloist, chamber musician and teacher. He was appointed Associate Professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music in 2001, and in 2014 he was appointed concertmaster of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra. (Photo by: Maria Baaring)
Liv Hilde Klokk
Norwegian violinist Liv Hilde Klokk (b. 1984) is already established as one of Scandinavias finest young musicians. She regularly performs as a soloist in Norway and abroad. She is part of the Oslo String Quartet.
Louisa Tuck
The British cellist Louisa Tuck is a solo cellist in the Oslo Philharmonic and has performed as a soloist in Wigmore Hall and the Royal Albert Hall, among others. In addition, she teaches at Music at Majorstuen, Young Talents and The Barratt Due Institute of Music.
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.
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.