Expressen
"Breathtaking virtuosity"
Eldbjørg Hemsing plays Hillborg's second violin concerto with breathtaking virtuosity, and with a touch of endeavour.
jarijuhanikallio
Virtuosic concertante theater – celebrating Anders Hillborg at 70 at Berwaldhallen
"beautifully encapsulated by Holgersson and Hemsing, whose eventide duet bridged directly into the virtuoso realm of Violin Concerto No. 2."
revistametro
Free events and concert screenings at the Cartagena Music Festival
The presentation, held at the Teatro Adolfo Mejía, features the Ensemble Allegria, conductor Ingar Bergby, pianist Olli Mustonen and violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing.
El Nuevo Día
The encounter between art and nature.
"The audience enjoyed a concert dedicated to nature, the inspiration for great iconic creations."
Colombia
Eldbjørg Hemsing in Concert at the Cartagena Music Festival
"She is an outstanding young Norwegian violinist, who decided to focus her career on exalting the culture of her country through classical music."
WGBH
Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing brings the Arctic to Newport Music Festival
On the eve of her U.S. tour, Eldbjørg Hemsing spoke with GBH News from London about the newly commissioned works for the album, her familial connection to a cornerstone of Norwegian classical music and her relationship and appreciation to the landscapes of her homeland.
WQXR
Have You Heard... Arctic from Eldbjørg Hemsing with Christian Kluxen and the Arctic Philharmonic
If there’s a single, clear thing that my coworkers at WQXR know about my music taste, it’s that I love Nordic music. Usually, this manifests in my enthusiasm for Sibelius, but in Arctic, notwithstanding that his music doesn’t appear, the Nordic spirit of his music comes through like an Aurora.
Strings Magazine
North Star: Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing Celebrates Nature & Her Nordic Roots
The sweeping scope of Arctic should come as no surprise: it is but a milestone in a storied career
BBC Music Magazine
BBC Music Mag (Review): Arctic (Eldbjørg Hemsing)
Eldbjørg Hemsing (violin); Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra (Sony Classical) - Our rating 5.0 out of 5 star rating
YourClassical MPR
YourClassical MPR (Interview): Eldbjørg Hemsing shares a musical journey through the Arctic
Eldbjørg Hemsing is one of the leading young violinists of today.
Deutschlandfunk Kultur
Podcast: The violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing musically traces the Arctic
Podcast with Eldbjørg Hemsing about her new album 'Arctic'
The Violinist
Interview: Musical Journey to the Arctic with Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing
Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing was born into music, born into a love for nature, and born into the far North - it's no wonder that she calls her new album Arctic a long-time passion project.
Violin Channel
Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing's Releases New Album, "Arctic"
Released on Sony Classical, this concept album explores both the beauty and the fragility of the Arctic Circle
The Strad
‘Translating the Arctic into music’: Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing
The Norwegian violinist’s upcoming album celebrates the vast beauty of the Arctic region, which is under threat due to climate change
BBC 3
Record Review: Grieg's Violin Sonata No 3, Listen Here!
Grieg's Violin Sonata No 3 in Building a Library with Katy Hamilton and Andrew McGregor
Vogue Scandinavia
Watch Norwegian virtuoso violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing explore the Arctic
In this short film for Vogue Scandinavia, Norwegian virtuoso violin talent explores the otherworldly Arctic – the “incredibly mythical, mysterious” north that inspired her latest album.
Vogue Scandinavia
Arctic Arrangement
North of the Arctic Circle, in the tiny Norwegian town of Bodø, virtuoso violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing records her latest album, named, what else, Arctic. Joined by the Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra and a slew of extraordinary classical talents, Hemsing draws inspiration from the extreme landscape that surrounds her. It was a moment we simply had to freeze in time, via our debut Arctic editorial.
Gramophone
Eldbjørg Hemsing signs to Sony Classical
The first fruits of the exclusive partnership will be a single called ‘Winter Meditation’, a new arrangement based on Vivaldi’s Four Seasons, on December 17.
Strad
Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing signs with Sony Classical
She states, ’I am thrilled beyond words to join the amazing team at Sony, and to be among their legendary roster of artists. The creative expression and global accessibility offered by recordings are hugely important to my artistic mission, and I could not be more excited for the wonderful projects that we have ahead of us’
Caixin Global
From Stravinsky to Tan Dun, an Everlasting Musical Dialogue Between East and West
Music has always been an effective channel for cross-cultural dialogue. A recent concert in Beijing staged a unique communication between the works of Stravinsky and one of China’s most famous composers, Tan Dun.
SWR2
The violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing
What is typically Nordic? The mythology, the folk tradition, the lyrical and a cautious optimism, says Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing in her new podcast.
Klassiskmusikk.com: Eldbjørg Hemsing med ny podcast
Hva er typisk nordisk? Hva karakteriserer vår historie, utvikling og hvem er vi i dag? Disse spørsmålene stiller Eldbjørg...
Klassisk CD Blogspot
Klassisk CD blogspot: Podcast: Unveiling Nordic (NO)
Fiolinisten Eldbjørg Hemsing har lansert podcasten The Nordics Unveiled, der hun ønsker å utforske temaene nordisk mytologi, folkemusikken, samisk tradisjon, oppdagelse av glemte verk innenfor musikken, filosofi, arkitektur og natur. Slikt blir det spennende lytting av.
Oppland Arbeiderblad
Oppland Arbeiderblad: Eldbjørg Hemsing med podkast om det mystiske nordiske (NO)
Eldbjørg Hemsing med podkast om det mystiske nordiske: – Jeg ser på podkaster som lydbøker som har tatt et steg videre
The Strad
Musical chairs: new Stradivaris for top violin soloists
Eldbjørg Hemsing receives the 1707 ‘Rivaz, Baron Gutmann’
Deutschlandfunk
Radio feature: Deutschlandfunk – Tonart Klassik
Die Violinsonaten von Edvard Grieg stehen im Mittelpunkt der Sendung. Die drei Werke dokumentieren verschiedene Lebensphasen von Grieg, stehen für seine Studentenzeit in Leipzig, seine Eheschließung und nicht zuletzt für seine norwegische Heimat. Die Geigerin Eldbjørg Hemsing hat sie eingespielt.
WFMT
Radio feature: WFMT with Grieg violin sonatas
Following acclaimed recordings of concertos by Tan Dun and Josef Suk, the Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing returns to her roots in this Grieg recital, joined by Simon Trpceski at the piano.
Arte Concert
ARTE Concert – Stars von morgen@Home
Junge Künstler, die in Rolando Villazóns ARTE-Sendereihe „Stars von morgen“ ihren ersten großen TV-Auftritt hatten und die sich inzwischen in der internationalen Klassikszene einen Namen gemacht haben, spielen und singen in ihrem „Guten Stube“, im Kinderzimmer mit Krabbelbaby, vor Stapeln von Umzugskartons oder auch im indonesischen Hotelzimmer.
Klassisk Karantene
Klassisk Karantene: Nordic Classics – Eldbjørg Hemsing on Borgströms Violin Concerto
As Quarantine time is a perfect time to expand your repertoire, Quarantine Classics provides a series of musicians sharing their favorite Nordic gems. Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing is on something of a mission in bringing Borgström’s music back to life.
The Violin Channel
Recording feature: Violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing’s New CD: ‘Grieg Violin Sonatas’
BIS Records has announced the release of Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing‘s new album: ‘Grieg: The Violin Sonatas’
WDR 3 TonArt
WDR Feature: Volksmelodien in Griegs Violinsonaten
Immer wieder hat Edvard Grieg seine norwegische Heimat in seinen Kompositionen verewigt. Julia Kaiser spricht mit Geigerin Eldbjörg Hemsing über die Spuren, die sie in seinen Violinsonaten hinterlassen hat.
Rondo – Das Klassik & Jazz Magazin
Rondo Magazin feature: Mit Fjord und Fiedel (DE)
Eine Kulisse, wie man sie schöner nicht malen könnte! Glitzernder Schnee, strahlend blauer Himmel, eine traumhafte Aussicht, nachts ein klarer Sternenhimmel. Das Hemsing Festival, zu dem die Schwestern Ragnhild und Eldbjørg Hemsing ins norwegische Aurdal einladen, spielt rein landschaftlich in der Festival-Champions-League. Mindestens!
NRK
In China they call her: “The Princess of Norway”
The Chinese world star Tan Dun is so excited about Norwegian Eldbjørg Hemsing that he has written a piece for her.
Presto Classical
Eldbjørg Hemsing on Borgström's Violin Concerto
For her debut solo recording (out now on BIS), the Norwegian violinist Eldbjørg Hemsing pairs Shostakovich’s Violin Concerto No. 1 with a very different (and far less familiar) work: the lush 1914 Violin Concerto by composer and music-journalist Hjalmar Borgstrøm, who initially studied in Oslo with his compatriot Johan Svendsen but went on to pursue a consciously Germanic style after spending time in Leipzig and Berlin.
The Arts Desk
Arts Desk Interview
In a classical recording industry seemingly obsessed with marketing beautiful young female violinists, but very often presenting them in repertoire to which most of them seem to have little individual to add, how do you make your mark? Norwegian Eldbjørg Hemsing came up with a bright idea typical of a thoughtful approach in which the music always comes first: to twin a 1914 concerto she genuinely admires by a compatriot very few people will know, Hjalmar Borgstrøm (1864-1925), with what is perhaps the ultimate 20th century challenge to violinists, Shostakovich’s First Violin Concerto.
Visit Norway
The Violin Princess of Norway
She takes her concert public by storm all over the world with her 265-year old violin. The lauded musician Eldbjørg Hemsing from Valdres often expresses the sounds of the raw and beautiful Norwegian nature.