During my studies, I substituted
as alternating principal with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and played
first flute with the Folkwang Chamber Orchestra. Following my examination
in 1986, I was offered the position of principal flutist with the Ulm
Philharmonic Orchestra, before leaving for a similar position with the
Nederlands Philharmonisch Orkest in Amsterdam. I am presently on the faculty
of the Wiesbaden Academy of Music and tour as a soloist, chamber musician
and clinician all over Europe, Japan and the United States of America.
I was born
in Trondheim, Norway, but spent as much time away from that city (Port of
Spain, Oslo, Detroit, Porsgrunn) as growing up there. After taking piano
and violin lessons, I discovered a certain predilection for the flute and
went on to study music at "Østlandets Musikkonservatorium"
in Oslo. The final stages of my studies were completed with Prof. Matthias
Rütters at the Folkwanghochschule in Essen. I also spent a year in
Paris on a French government scholarship.
For a more informal (and longer) presentation, visit my portrait as flutist of the week on the FLUTE website.
With some luck, you can also hear me perform the Mozart G-major concerto on internet radio.