Frida Fredrikke Waaler Wærvågen
Frida Fredrikke Waaler Wærvågen (born 1988 in Horten) is a Norwegian cellist.[1][2]
Biography[edit]
Wærvågen started her musical career at the age of five at the local music school in Horten. From the age of ten she was attended Barratt Due Institute of Music, and studied the cello under Professor Aage Kvalbein. Later she joined the Norwegian Academy of Music where she studied under Professor Truls Mørk. For many years she studied at the Royal College of Music under Professor Frans Helmerson, and Professor Torleif Thedéen at the Edsberg Castle.[1][2]
She has since the age of 11, received a series of international and national awards and scholarships, like ”Young Musician” in Tallin, Antonia Janigro International Cello Competition in Porec, Arve Tellefsen Music Price, RWE Dea Music Scholarship, Järnåker and recently she received "Wesselprisen" from Det Norske Selskab, Norway Club. She has made her mark as a soloist with several orchestras at home and abroad such as the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Münchner Rundfunkorkester, Zürich Chamber Orchestra, Kaunas Philharmonic and the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra. In 2016 she was invited as soloist to the Rosendal Chamber Music Festival.[3]
Wærvågen has worked as a solo cellist in the Royal Swedish Opera Orchestra in Stockholm and is now a freelance cellist based in Oslo with many engagements both as a solo cellist with orchestras and as a chamber musician. She is also a section leader in the string orchestra Ensemble Allegria. She plays a cello made by Nicolas Lupot (1823).[4]
Honors[edit]
- 2004: 1st prize in the 3rd category of the Antonia Janigro International Cello Competition in Porec[5]
- 2005: Arve Tellefsen Talent Award[6]
- 2015: Wesselprisen from the Norske Selskab (Norwebgian Society)
Discography[edit]
Solo albums[edit]
- 2015: Bartók, Haydn, Shostakovich; Ensemble Allegria (Volt 22)
Collaborations[edit]
- With Birgitte Stærnes and Helge Kjekshus
- 2012: Johan Halvorsen: Chamber Music (MTG Music)
- With Kjell Mørk Karlsen
- 2014: Karlsen: Meditatio (Aurora Music)
- With Anneli Drecker
- 2017: Revelation For Personal Use (Rune Grammofon)
References[edit]
Other articles of the topic Classical music : List of compositions by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, List of operas by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
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- ↑ 1.0 1.1 "Frida Fredrikke Waaler Aervagen" (in norsk). Grappa Music. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "Frida Fredrikke Waaler Aervagen". Nativedsd.com. Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ↑ Flydal, Lars O. (2016-08-12). "Jentene inntar Baroniet". Vårt Land (in norsk). Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ↑ Broms, Jan (2014-06-07). "Frida får drømmejobb i Kungliga Operan". Gjengangeren (in norsk). Retrieved 2017-04-02.
- ↑ "5th International Cello Competition „Antonio Janigro" for competitors under the age of 20, POREČ, 2004". AntonioJanigro.hr. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
- ↑ "Arve Tellefsens talentpris til en ung utøver er tidligere gitt til:" (in norsk). Kammermusikk.no. Retrieved 2017-05-03.
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