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Johan Dalene Former student at Voksenåsen Summer Academy, we are so pleased to have Johan back as a teacher! Winner of the 2019 prestigious Carl Nielsen Competition, Swedish-Norwegian violinist Johan Dalene ‘is not just a virtuoso like many others, he is a voice. He has a tone, a presence’ (Diapason). At the age of 25,…

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Melissa White – We are so excited to welcome Melissa White to the Summer Academy this year! American violinist Melissa White has enchanted audiences and critics around the world for her “warmly expressive and lyrical…glittering” playing (Chicago Classical Review) and for “making her violin sing elegantly” (Aspen Times). Ms. White’s rapid rise as a soloist…

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Isabelle Van Keulen – Isabelle’s versatility lies in the fact that she not only plays the violin, but as well viola with the same energy, performing chamber music in any thinkable combination and directing chamber orchestra performances. Whether in the over 20 year intense collaboration with the Dutch pianist Ronald Brautigam, concerts with mezzo Christianne…

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Christopher Park – Christopher Park is an award-winning pianist and has played with ensembles all around the world such as the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, and the Norwegian National Opera. In addition to debuting as a soloist at concert halls such as Barbican Centre London and Concertgebouw Amsterdam. Next to his solo albums…

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Åshild Kyvik Bauge Åshild Kyvik Bauge completed her teacher education from the Music Department at Bergen Teacher Training College and vocal teacher education from the Norwegian Music Teachers’ National Association, before she obtained a master’s diploma in singing at the Norwegian Academy of Music. From 1996 until recent, she was a singing teacher at Rud…

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