Ragnhild Hemsing

Ragnhild Hemsing (born 15 February 1988 in Valdres, Norway) is a Norwegian classical violinist and older sister of the classical violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing.[1]

Ragnhild Hemsing
Hemsing in Seljord 2011.
(Photo: Frode Inge Helland)
Background information
Born (1988-02-15) 15 February 1988
Valdres, Oppland
OriginNorway
GenresClassical music
Occupation(s)Musician
InstrumentsHardingfele, violin, vocals
Years active1994–present
LabelsSimax, Chandos
Websitewww.ragnhildhemsing.com

Biography

Hemsing began to play the violin at 5 years of age and was invited to enroll at the Barratt Due Institute of Music in Oslo at the age of nine.[2] She studied in Vienna with Boris Kuschnir.[3] Hemsing plays on a Francesco Ruggeri violin built in Cremona in 1694 on loan from the Dextra Musica Foundation.[4]

At 14 years of age Hemsing made her debut with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra where she performed the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto, and with the Trondheim Symphony Orchestra.[2] The following year she performed with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. She has performed with the Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Ukrainian National Philharmonic Orchestra, and the Kazan State Orchestra in Russia among others.[5] She performed with Norway’s leading orchestras including the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and the Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.[1] Hemsing was awarded the Sparre Olsen-prisen in 2005, for her "exceptionally instrumental endowment that grabs the audience with her vivid, passionate and brilliant performance", according to the jury.[6]

Appearances

She appeared at concert halls across Norway including the Bergen International Festival, the Oslo Chamber Music Festival, Hardingtonar Festival and Førde International World Music Festival, where she has been combining folk programmes with classical repertoire. As a recitalist she has also performed at the Northern Lights in Tromsø and the Stavanger, Trondheim and Harstad International Chamber Music Festivals, and at the Wigmore Hall, the Verbier Festival, Bellerive Festival in Switzerland and AlpenKlassik in Germany, amongst others. In 2011 together with Leif Ove Andsnes and Tine Thing Helseth, she performed at the Cheltenham festival.[7]

Hemsing has performed at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert.[8] Together with her sister, Eldbjørg Hemsing, she recorded a 60-minute documentary on the life of the famous Norwegian violinist Ole Bull, which received a special EBU award.[9] In 2013 she was awarded the Beethoven Ring at the annual Beethoven Festival in Bonn.[10]

Honors
  • 2003: First Prize and European Union Prize at the Kocian International Violin Competition in the Czech Republic[1]
  • 2003: First Prize and Special Prize at the European Music Prize for Youth[1]
  • 2005: Sparre Olsen-prisen[6]
  • 2013: Beethoven Ring to the best concert performed during the annual Beethoven Festival in Bonn[10]

Discography

References
  1. "Ragnhild and Eldbjørg Hemsing". Мариинский театр - Официальный сайт. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  2. "Ragnhild Hemsing". Berlin Classics (in German). 2 November 2020. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  3. "Ragnhild Hemsing". Prof. Boris Kuschnir (in German). 5 December 2010. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  4. "Ragnhild Hemsing". Biography (in Norwegian). Sparebankstiftelsen.no. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  5. "Ragnhild Hemsing". Music Norway EN. 15 August 2013. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  6. Granheim, Hans Olav (18 April 2005). "Eldbjørg tok prisen" (in Norwegian). Oppland Arbeiderblad. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  7. Pettersen, Tomas Lauvland (27 May 2011). "Andsnes, Hemsing and Thing Helseth to Cheltenham". Listen to Norway. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  8. "Eldbjørg Hemsing". International Chamber Music Festival Ede 2018. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  9. "Ragnhild Hemsing". BÜRO FÜR KÜNSTLER. Retrieved 29 November 2020.
  10. Hermanrud, Frode (8 November 2013). "Ragnhild Hemsing ble historisk" (in Norwegian). Oppland Arbeiderblad. Retrieved 1 January 2015.
  11. OCLC 861265595
  12. OCLC 970825005
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