Truls Mørk
Truls (Otterbech) Mørk (born April 25, 1961 in Bergen ) is a Norwegian cellist .
Life
He was born in Bergen to a cellist and a pianist . After his mother first taught him the piano, he soon switched to the violin and finally the cello . He first had to persuade his father to give him cello lessons, since he was not too impressed by his son's great enthusiasm for music. He later studied with Heinrich Schiff , Frans Helmerson and Natalia Schakowskaya . Truls Mørk is a guest with all the major orchestras in the world, he is particularly interested in contemporary music, he has given several world premieres. His instrument is a cello ("Esquire") built by Domenico Montagnana in Venice in 1723 and made available to him by the Norwegian SR Bank.
Mørk is professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music .
Recordings
Cello concerts, chamber music and solo pieces as exclusive artists with Virgin Records
Awards
- 1982 Sixth prize at the Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow
- 1983 UNESCO prize at the competition of the European Broadcasting Union in Bratislava
- 1983 winner of the Cassado cello competition in Florence
- 1986 Winner of the Naumburg Competition in New York
- 2002 Grammy for a recording of Benjamin Britten's cello suites
- 2002 Grand Prix du Disque of the Charles Cros Academy for the recording of Henri Dutilleux : Tout un Monde Lointain / 3 strophes Sur Le Nom de Sacher / L'abre des Songes
- 2002 Cannes Music Award
Web links
- official website ( Memento from May 5, 2009 in the Internet Archive )
- Interview with Truls Mørk
- Truls Mørk on the Kronberg Academy website
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Mørk, Truls |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Mørk, Truls Otterbech (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian cellist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | April 25, 1961 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Mountains |