Birgitta Elisa Oftestad (born 12 May 2002) is a Norwegian cellist and winner of the 2018 Virtuos competition.[1]
| Birgitta Elisa Oftestad | |
|---|---|
| Born | 12 May 2002 Oslo, Norway |
| Origin | Norwegian |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation | Musician |
| Instrument | Cello |
Biography
editOftestad was born in Oslo, started playing cello at the age of 5, and is a student at Barratt Due Institute of Music with Ole Eirik Ree as main teacher. She has been a part of their talent program since 2012. She was a soloist at Oslo Chamber Music Festival and played at the Festspillene i Bergen, where she participated with Crescendo's chamber music program in 2016 with the clarinet trio DaNiBi. She also played as a soloist at many other concerts in Norway and internationally, and has won a lot of prizes, both as chamber musician and soloist. Among these are the Midgard Competition, Young Musicians in Tallinn, Sparre-Olsen Competition and Youth Music Championship, where she was a superfinalist in 2017.[2]
Honors
edit- 2017: Winner of Solistkonkurransen during the Fjord Cadenza
- 2018: Winner of Virtuos[3]
References
edit- ^ Granger, Anthony (8 April 2018). "Birgitta Elisa Oftestad årets Virtuos". EuroVoix.com. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ "Ung i Aulaen med Birgitta Oftestad". UiO.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 9 April 2018. Retrieved 9 April 2018.
- ^ Klausen, Aslaug Olette (9 April 2018). "Birgitta Elisa Oftestad årets Virtuos". Ballade.no (in Norwegian). Retrieved 9 April 2018.