Praised for his technical and emotional musicality, award-winning Norwegian violinist/fiddler and composer Gjermund Larsen performs with Andreas Utnem (organ & piano) and Sondre Meisfjord (double bass).
Terrace Gallery - Thu., Feb. 28, 2013 7:30 and 9:30
75 minutes
Ticket Price: $25.00
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Formed in 2006, the Gjermund Larsen Trio sees him performing with Andreas Utnem (organ & piano) and Sondre Meisfjord (double bass). Gjermund Larsen is a fiddler distinguished by the gentle warmness of his tunes, the natural tempt of his melodies, and the broad variety of music that ranges from catchy dance tunes to calm meditations.
Gjermund Larsen is Verdal, Norway. As a member of the folk group Majorstuen he won the Spellemannsprisen award in 2003 and was nominated again three years later. In 2005 he won the Royal Trophy in the Landskappleiken (the Norwegian violin championships), and has since won a host of other awards for his musical performances.
He has collaborated with, among others, singer and composer Odd Nordstoga, singer Sissel Kyrkjebø, and composer and musician Christian Wallumrød. As a composer he made his début with the commissioned work Brytningstid for the 2006 Telemark Festival. Gjermund Larsen has studied folk-music at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo.
More about the trio and free music on MySpace: http://www.myspace.com/gjermundl
Sources: naxos.com and The Kennedy Centre