Biography

Title: Associate of the Royal Academy of Music

Solo concerts with orchestra:

Soloist with Stockholm Sinfonietta, South America tour 2010
Soloist with The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra 2009
Soloist with Gävle symphony Orchestra 2009
Soloist with Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra 2008
Soloist with Camerata Nordica 2006
Soloist with Gävle Symphony Orchestra 2006
Soloist with KammarensembleN, Stockholm 2004
Soloist with Norrköping Symphony Orchestra 2004
Soloist with the Norwegian Chamber orchestra 2002 and 2001
Soloist with the Swedish Radio Baroque Orchestra 2002 and 2001
Soloist with the Norwegian Opera Orchestra 1999
Soloist with Camerata Roman, Sweden, 1999 and 1998
Soloist with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, twice in 1995
Soloist with the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra 1995 and 1993
Soloist with the Royal Academy of Music Sinfonia 1995
Soloist with Praeludium Ensemble, Italy, 1994
Soloist with the Zurich Opera Orchestra in 1994,
conductor Mariss Jansons
Soloist with the Stavanger Symphony orchestra 1994

Solo concerts at music festivals:

Soloist at the Aurora Chamber Music Festival (Sweden) 2010
Soloist at the Vinternattfestivalen, (Norway) 2009 Soloist and composer at the Bergen International Music Festival, Oioi-festivalen, (Norway) 2008
Soloist at the Risør Festival of Chamber Music
(Norway) 2007
Soloist at the Joaquin Turina Chamber Music Festival
Sevilla (Spain) 2007
Barockt! (Sweden) 2006
Båstad Chambermusic Festival (Sweden) 2005
Forfest (Czeck Republic) 2005
Ung Nordisk Musik (Sweden) 2004
Musik vid Dellen (Sweden) 2004
Barockt! (Sweden) 2003
Glogerfestspillene (Norway) 2003
Oslo International Chamber Music Festival (Norway) 2002 Essens Music Festival (Norway) 2001
Tallinn International Flute Festival (Estonia) 2001
Bergen International Music Festival (Norway) 1999
Orpheum Soloists (Switzerland) 1994

Orchestra positions:

Flutist in Valery Gergiev's World Orchestra for Peace 2009, 2010
Soloflute in Det Norske Kammerorkester 2004-
Principal flute in Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra 2006-08
Principal flute, the Royal Opera, Stockholm, 1999-2002
Principal flute, the Norwegian State Opera 1997-1999
Co-principal flute in Stavanger Symphony Orchestra 1993-96
   
Contracted solo flute in the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra 2008-09 Contracted solo flute in Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra autumn for longer periods in 2004-09
Contracted solo flute in Mahler Chamber Orchestra for longer periods in 2003-09
Offered soloflute position in the Santa Fe festivalorchestra, USA 2006

She has also worked as principal flute in Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, The Netherlands Radio Symphonyorchestra, Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Göteborg Symfoniker, Le Theatre de la Monnaie, Brussels, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Stockholm Sinfonietta.

Member of Swedens leading contemporary ensemble,
KammarensembleN 2005-2007
Member of Oslo Kammerakademi 2010-

Competitions:

Finalist in “Musician of the year” 1998
Finalist in the biennale “Young Nordic soloists” 1995
3.prize in “Valentino Bucchi International Music Competition”, Rome 1994
Winner of “Princess Astrid`s Music prize” 1993

Education:

Postgraduate study at the Royal Academy of Music, London, 1994-95.
Postgraduate study at the Norwegian Academy of Music 1993-95.
Undergraduate study at the Norwegian Academy of Music 1988-92.
Courses at Stockholm Improvisation Theater 2005
Pantomimestudies with Michael Manson, Stockholm 2004

Private studies with Emmanuel Pahud, principal flute of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra 2006. Emily Beynon, Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra 2006-07.
Yehuda Gilad, professor at Colburn Music School in Los Angeles 2009.

Scholarships:

2005 Konstnärsnämden
2005 Fond for utøvende kunstnere
2005-2007 Norwegian Art Council, Statens Kunstnerstipend
2004 Norwegian Arts Council
2003 Fond for lyd og bilde
2003 Fond for utøvende kunstnere
2001 Operavännernas vid Kungliga Operan stipendium
2000 Det Norske Komponistfond
1999 Sleipnir fond
1999 Norsk Kassettavgiftsfond
1999 Det Norske Komponistfond
1998 Norsk Musikerforbunds Kunstneropphold Aegina
1998 Rikskonsertenes debutstøtte
1997 Den Norske Operas reisestipend
1997 Segerstens stiftelse
1997 Statens etableringsstipend
1996 Arvesen scholarship fund
1996 Elsa Wagner stipend
1995 The Royal Academy of Music bursary
1995, 97, 99, Fond for utøvende kunstnere
1995 Ole Bull stipend
1994, 99, Tom Wilhelmsens stiftelse
1994 Klæstads legat
1993 Norges Musikkhøgskoles felleslegat
1993,94, Solo stipend
1991, 94 Drammen kommunes kulturpris
1986 WASBE scholarship
1985 SAS’ Kunstnerstipend

Other highlights:

Been a soloist in different TV programmes broadcasted in all
European countries,"Kontrapunkt" 1994 (NRK/SVT/YLE/DR),
"Orpheum Soloists"1994 (EBU), "Sommeråpent"1994 (NRK),
"Kompositören Kraus" 2001 (SVT), among others.

Recieved from 2005-07 the Norwegian Goverment's Artist Grant.

Played as a soloist for the Royal families in Norway and Sweden.

Performed in great halls over the whole world: Carnegie Hall (New York), Versailles Castle (Paris), The Concertgebouw, (Amsterdam), Musikverein (Vienna), Beethovenhalle (Baden Baden), Petronas Hall (Kuala Lumpur)
The Music Conservatorium (St Petersburg), Teatro Colon (Buenos Aires), Royal Albert Hall (London).