CONCERTMASTER OF THE NORWEGIAN NATIONAL OPERA ORCHESTRA

Øyvind Bjorå, born in 1974 in Norway, is a versatile violinist who has distinguished himself as a leader of orchestral ensembles. Formerly concertmaster of the Trondheim Symphony and Bergen Philharmonic, he has since 2005 led the Norwegian National Opera Orchestra, and he has appeared as guest with the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, the Danish National Symphony, the Oslo Philharmonic, NDR Radiophilharmonie, Orquestra Simfònica de Barcelona, Orquesta Filarmónica de Gran Canaria, Real Orquesta Sinfónica de Sevilla and Orquestra Gulbenkian in Lisbon.

LEADER AND SOLOIST
Bjorå has appeared as leader and soloist with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Oslo Camerata, Trondheim Soloists and the orchestras in Tromsø and Kristiansand. After a concert in Carnegie Hall where he led Bartok’s Divertimento for strings, with Risør Festival Strings, the New York Times wrote: “…I cannot recall a more persuasive account, conducted or otherwise.”

CHAMBER MUSICIAN
As a chamber musician he has performed in the Wigmore and Carnegie Hall, and has collaborated with, amongst others, Sveinung Bjelland, Leif Ove Andsnes, Saleem Abboud Ashkar, Marc-André Hamelin, Martin Fröst and Torleif Thedéen, at the Festspillene in Bergen and at other major chamber music festivals.

THE VIOLIN
He plays a violin made by Matteo Goffriller in Venezia, 1721, provided by Dextra Musica.

Violinist Calender

2019

June 12th-15th: guest leader, Norwegian Radio Orchestra

May 6th-8th: guest leader, Norwegian Radio Orchestra

March 18th– 22nd: guest leader, Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra

February 11th-14th: guest leader, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

2018

June 25th– 29th: guest leader, Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra
https://www.ofgrancanaria.com/es/programacion/conciertos-de-abono/item/1795-abono-17_1795

May 8th– 13th: guest leader, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
https://www.auditori.cat/ca/la-romantica-de-bruckner

April 16th – 19th: guest leader, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

March 6th– 11th: guest leader, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
https://www.auditori.cat/ca/la-segona-de-beethoven

January 22nd – 25th: guest leader, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra

Various performances:
http://operaen.no

2017

November 21st: Chamber music concert, Sentralen
”Gofriller trio”: Brustad, Schumann og Schubert
https://www.sparebankstiftelsen.no/no/program

November 14th – 19th: guest leader, Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
https://www.auditori.cat/ca/aniversari-amb-ravel

Oct 30th – Nov 3rd: guest leader, Gran Canaria Philharmonic Orchestra
http://www.ofgrancanaria.com/index.php/es/programacion/conciertos-de-abono/item/1781-abono-6-1781

October 13th – 17th: leader, the Norwegian National Opera Orchestra on tour
Strauss: Ein Heldenleben
http://operaen.no/Forestillinger/operaorkestret-ein-heldenleben/

Various performances:
http://operaen.no

March 31st-April 2nd: guest leader Barcelona Symphony Orchestra
https://www.auditori.cat/ca/bernstein–bartok-i-el-violi-de-ray-chen

Various performances:
http://operaen.no

2016

November 16th: Norwegian Academy of Music, Chamberorchestra
Mozart, Vivaldi, Tsjaikovsky
http://nmh.no/arrangementer/musikkhogskolens-kammerorkester-

October 20th: Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra
Salieri: Ouverture ”La tempesta di mare”
Mozart: Eine Kleine Nachtmusic
http://www.noso.no/program/mozart-salieri-1

Various performances:
http://operaen.no

June 24th – July 3rd: Festival artist, Valdres Sommersymfoni
http://sommersymfoni.no/festivalen.aspx

May 21st: The Norwegian National Opera, soloist, Mozart: Sinfonia Concertante
http://operaen.no/Forestillinger/operaorkestret-mozart-mendelssohn-schubert/

Fall 2015

Sept. 8th and 9th: Oslo Camerata, leader and soloist with Christian Ihle Hadland, Mendelssohn Double Concerto
http://www.oslocamerata.no/konserter/tidligere-konserter/