Annar Follesø
Annar Follesø | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 29, 1972 |
| Genres | Baroque |
| Occupation(s) | Violinist |
| Instruments | Violin |
| Website | annar |
Annar Follesø (born December 29, 1972)[1] is a Norwegian violinist.[1]
Follesø studied with Soon-Mi Chung and Stephan Barratt-Due at the , and with at Indiana University.[2][3]
In 1998 he won the violin prize at the International Summer Academy in Salzburg for his interpretation of Bartók's solo sonata, and his Bartók interpretations have won him wide recognition.[2] He has since performed in the United States, Russia, China, Italy, France, Austria and South Korea.[2][3] Notable performances include the premiere of Ole Bull’s La verbena de San Juan at the Bergen International Festival in 2007, and the 2013 premiere of the reconstructed work Mountains of Norway with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra at the same event.[2] In 2014, Follesø performed with Wolfgang Plagge at the Festival Internacional Cervantino[1][4] and in 2015 returned to the Bergen International Festival.[5] Together with composer and pianist Plagge, Annar Follesø is artistic director of the , which began in 2010.[1][2]
His first album was a collection of works by Bartok performed with Plagge, released in 2003.[1] In 2010, he released a recording of Ole Bull's Violin Concertos in collaboration with the . Both records are on the label.[5]
See also[]
- Roberto Maxham (November 2010). "Classical Recordings - Bull: "Sæterjentens Søndag"; Violin Concerto in A; "Concerto Fantastico in e"; "I Ensomme Stunde"; "La Verbena de San Juan"; "Et Sæterbesøg"". Fanfare. 34 (2): 306–307.
References[]
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Annar Folleso y Wolfgang Plagge". Mexico: CONACULTA. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b c d e "Biography". Annar Follesø. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Norwegian Violinist Annar Follesø to Perform in Seoul". Norwegian Embassy in Korea. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ Pedro Velázquez (October 26, 2014). "Annar FollesØ y Wolfgang Plagge invaden con su melódico "Aire Noruego" la mañana guanajuatense". Periódico Correo. Guanajuato. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
- ^ Jump up to: a b "Concert with Annar Follesø and Wolfgang Plagge". Norway: Bergen International Festival. Retrieved May 12, 2015.
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