Tor Espen Aspaas is one of the most outstanding pianists and music communicators of his generation in Norway. In 2006 he was appointed university professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music (NAoM). He will give his US debut Recital at Weill Recital Hall at Carnegie Hall March 19th at 8pm. He has chosen a program that presents gems of Norwegian piano music, with works by Edvard Grieg and Egil Hovland, combined and contrasted with works by Debussy and Szymanowski.
Aspaas gained his postgraduate soloist’s diploma at NAoM in 1996 and gave a critically acclaimed debut recital in Oslo the following year. He has received numerous grants and awards, and he has appeared as a soloist with several international orchestras, as well as with all of Norway's professional orchestras. Among the many conductors Aspaas has collaborated with in his solo career are Bruggen, Sinaysky, Plasson, Karpe, Eggen, Engeset, Gupta and Engegaard. In 2011 Aspaas gave the premier performance of O.A. Thommessen's third Piano Concerto, commissioned by the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra.
In addition to recitals and worldwide concert tours he is regularly invited to Norwegian and international festivals and concert series. He is also an internationally sought-after chamber musician and accompanist, regularly to appear in partnership with world class artists like Virginia Tola, Vilde Frang, Arve Tellefsen, Truls Mørk and many more.
Aspaas’discography is comprehensive, including internationally acclaimed solo CDs of works by Beethoven, Schönberg, Berg and Webern, as well as the complete piano works by Paul Dukas.
Tickets: Adult $25 / Student/Senior $15 (discount tickets at Box Office only)
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