Øyvind Bjorå

INTRODUCTION

Øyvind Bjorå is a versatile musician who has gained distinction with his abilities as a conductor and concertmaster. After finishing conducting studies at the Norwegian Academy of Music, he has had a rising career as a conductor and has regularly conducted the symphonic orchestras in Norway, – Oslo, Bergen, Trondheim, Stavanger, Kristiansand, the Norwegian National Opera and the Artic Philharmonic.

RECENT AND FUTURE ENGAGEMENTS

Øyvind Bjorå’s most recent and future engagements include (among others):

• concerts with Copenhagen Phil in Denmark;
• Beethoven’s Den magiske 7. Symfonien, a Jubilee concert and a ‘visual concert’ with Trondheim Symfoniorkester;
• Stravinsky’s Firebird (family concert) with Jönköping Sinfonietta;
• Giselle (a Christmas Ballet) and Tchaikovsky’s Nutcracker with Arctic Philharmonic in Tromsø;
• Film concerts and Christmas concerts with Stavanger Symphony Orchestra;
• Mahler’s Das Lied von der Erde,  Den Stundesløse (opera in three acts by Edvard Fliflet Bræin) and various concerts with Operaen i Kristiansund;
• a Bartok/Prokofiev concert with Barratt-Dues Symfoniorkester;
• a Gala concert with Kongelige norske marines musikkorps.

BIOGRAPHY

From 2014 to 2016 Øyvind Bjorå  held the postion of Principal Conductor and Artistic Director of one of the Arctic Philharmonic ensembles – the Sinfonietta in Bodø.

Formerly concertmaster of Trondheim Symphony and Bergen Philharmonic, he has since 2005 lead the Norwegian National Opera Orchestra. He has appeared as guest leader of the Philharmonia Orchestra in London, and several orchestras in Europe. After a concert in Carnegie Hall where he led Bartok’s Divertimento, with Risør Festival Strings, the New York Times wrote: “…I cannot recall a more persuasive account, conducted or otherwise.”

In 2020 Bjorå made his debut with Szczecin Philharmonic in Poland. He also had concerts with Operaen i Kristiansund, and conducted the Christmas concert of Trondheim Symfoniorkester.