Åsmund Stener Olsen
Performer & educator
classical guitar
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Projects
Åsmund Stener Olsen is actively engaged in a variety of projects. Over the past year, he has been performing extensively with Vegard Lund, one of Norway’s most active lutenists and guitarists. The Lund & Olsen duo primarily focuses on 19th-century music, with particular emphasis on the foremost guitar composer of the period, Fernando Sor. They perform on period instruments—copies of guitars by Anton Staufer, René Lacôte, and Louis Panormo made by Bernard Kresse and Simon Ambridge. Their repertoire also includes contemporary music, and they have recently premiered a new work by Arnt Håkon Ånesen, in addition to performing music by Philip Glass and Arvo Pärt at venues such as the Vigeland Mausoleum in Oslo and the National Library in Oslo.Their most recent programs include music written for two guitars in Vienna between 1850 and 1950, music by Arnt Håkon Ånesen, and Norwegian curiosities from the 19th century.
About
Åsmund Stener Olsen is a classical guitarist and music educator based in Sandvika, Eastern Norway. His performance work includes solo concerts, collaborations with other musicians, chamber music projects, and recordings.He has received several scholarships and was awarded first prize at the 35th International Guitar Competition in Zwolle, the Netherlands.He teaches at the School of Arts in Oslo, as well as the music programs at Rud High School and Ski High School. From 2011 to 2015, he was a lecturer in classical guitar pedagogy at the Norwegian Academy of Music.//EducationStudies with Sven Lundestad, Erik Stenstadvold, Jan Danielsen and Geir-Otto Nilsson at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo.Studies with Enno Voorhorst at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, the Netherlands.Studies with Raphaella Smits at the Lemmensinstituut at the Luca School of Arts in Leuven, Belgium.Photos on the site: Karl Michelson / Blunderbuss / Gaathaug
Contact
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