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| Peer Gynt in the Eyes of a Norwegian - Concert by Master Terje Mikkelsen |
| February 25 Terje Mikkelsen was conducting Shanghai Symphony Orchestra in the city's newly opened Shanghai Oriental Art Centre. The popular Norwegian conductor put life to the colourful and enthusiastic life of Peer Gynt ø a legendary character famous from Henrik Ibsen's writing and Edvard Grieg's music. The concert also included works by Johan Svendson and Tschaikovsky. Soloist: Catharina Chen, a young Norwegian violin talent. 28/02/2005 Program Edvard Grieg: Suite from "Peer Gynt" Tschaikovsky: Violin Concerto in D Major, Solist: Catharina Chen Johan Svendsen: Symphony No.1 in D-major Time: February 25, 19:30 Venue: Shanghai Oriental Art Centre |
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| Terje Mikkelsen Terje Mikkelsen was born in Norway in 1957. He studied at the Norwegian State Music Academy and with Jorma Panula at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, Finland, where he received his diploma in orchestra conducting in 1989. From 1984 he also studied with Mariss Jansons, with whom he collaborated closely both in St. Petersburg and Oslo until 1991. Mikkelsen conducted the Ukrainian State Orchestra in Kiev from 1989-95. In 1993 the orchestra appointed him Chief Conductor and Music Director. From 1990-95 he was Principal Guest Conductor of the Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra. In 1997 Terje Mikkelsen became Chief Conductor and artistic leader of the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra in Riga, and is presently their Chief Guest Conductor. In 1999 Mikkelsen was appointed the Chief Conductor and GMD of the Thuringen Philharmonie Gotha-Suhl. From 2001 Mikkelsen has been professor at the College of Music, the Mahidol University in Bangkok. Mikkelsen appears regularly with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic and the Moscow Radio Orchestra. He has conducted such renewed orchestras as the Warsaw Philharmonic, the Cologne Radio Orchestra, the Hamburg Radio Orchestra, the Belgian Radio orchestra, the BBC Welsh Symphony Orchestra and the Philharmonia Hungarica. He has conducted in most of the important halls in Europe, including the Berlin Philharmonic, the Concertgebouw, Munchen Philharmonic, Kølner Philharmonic, Auditorium National in Madrid etc. Catharina Chen Born in Oslo, Norway in 1985, Catharina started playing violin at age five with her father. She continued her studies with Alf Richard Kraggerud and since 1997 with Stephan Barratt-Due. A soloist since 8 years old, she performed with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, The Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Tromso Symphony Orchestra, Oslo Camerata, the ZKO-Zurcher Chamber Orchestra and in 2004 with Shanghai Symphony Orchestra. Grand Prize-Winner of the 3 rd International Gnessin Violin Competition in Moscow, Catharina is also a recipient of numerous awards in Norway. She has participated in master classes with Professor Detlef Hahn (England), Arve Tellefsen (Norway), Professor Camilla Wicks and Professor Eduard Schmieder (USA). Catharina is well known to the Norwegian audience trough the television- and radio broadcasting. She has also participated in different international arts festivals, and given several solo and chamber concerts in Norway as well as Italy, China, Malaysia, Austria, Switzerland, Sweden, France and South Africa. |
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