Jan Erik Mikalsen | |
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| Born | (1979-05-06)6 May 1979 (age 46) |
| Origin | Norway |
| Genres | Contemporary music |
| Occupation | Composer |
| Website | www |
Jan Erik Mikalsen (born 6 May 1979 inKristiansund,Norway) is aNorwegiancomposer ofcontemporary music, living inOslo.[1]
Mikalsen studied at theGrieg Academy inBergen and theRoyal Danish Academy of Music inCopenhagen, and is a member of theNorwegian Society of Composers. He has composed a number of works performed and commissioned by orchestras likeOslo Philharmonic Orchestra,Tokyo Philharmonic Orchestra,Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra,Stavanger Symphony Orchestra, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra,Kringkastingsorkesteret,Oslo Sinfonietta, Bodø Sinfonietta,Thomas Bloch, Reykjavik Chamber Orchestra, Quartet Artis Wien, Stavanger Samtidsensemble, Orchestre de Flutes Francais, Manger Musikklag, Ingrid Torvund, Tori Wrånes and Bård Ask. He has participated in festivals such as Présences Festival,Pablo Casals Festival,Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival,Casa Da Musica, Performa 13, Young Nordic Music andNordic Music Days.[2]
Mikalsen also won the award from the Kavlifondet, and theStavanger Symphony Orchestra's Nordic / Baltic Composers Workshop 2004–2005 with the workGhouls & Moons premiered by the same orchestra under the main series, on October 20, 2005. His collaboration with visual artist Bård Ash during 2013 and 2014 has resulted in a number of works, includingNotio Viri Placet shown in Bergen, London, Paris and Oslo.[1]
In January 2010 Björn Nyman and Kringkastingsorkesteret premiered the workClarinet Concerto at stage 2, inThe Norwegian Opera and Ballet in Oslo. In 2014 the commissioned workMusic for solo flute and sinfonietta was premiered by Elisabeth Kristensen Eide and Bodø Sinfonietta. January 20, 2012, the workParts II for Orchestra was premiered by theTokyo Philharmonic Orchestra, as one of four works in the finals of Toru Takemitsu Composition Award competition (refereeSalvatore Sciarrino). The same composition won theEdvardprisen in 2012. The workWagner Prelude was commissioned byQueen Sonja International Music Competition in 2013 and premiered in the main hall inDen Norske Opera by the opera orchestra during the final concert. In autumn 2014Kringkastingsorkesteret premiered the commissioned workSongs for Orchestra. TheBIT20 Ensemble commissioned the workToo much of a good thing which was premiered in autumn 2014 a new commissioned work for solo piano and sinfonietta in Bergen. The work was again performed under theHuddersfield Contemporary Music Festival in England that year. Mikalsen was awarded Intro composer for the period 2014–2016. The compositionSongs for Orchestra won the 2015International Rostrum of Composers (IRC), organized by theInternational Music Council, and it will be broadcast in some 30 countries around the world.[3] September 2017 saw theOslo Philharmonic Orchestra premiering Mikalsen's latest orchestral work,Just for You for Piano Solo and Orchestra, featuring Ellen Ugelvik as piano soloist and conductor Lars-Erik Ter Jung.[4]
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| Preceded by | Recipient of the contemporary musicEdvardprisen 2013 | Succeeded by |
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