Bjarne Fiskum

Bjarne Ivar Fiskum (born 27 August 1939 in Harran, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway) is a Norwegian violinist, conductor and pedagogue.

Bjarne Ivar Fiskum
Bjarne Fiskum with Nils Aas' sculpture that is awarded by "Nord-Trøndelag fylkes kulturpris".
Background information
Born	27 August 1939 Harran
Origin	Norway
Genres	Classical
Occupation(s)	Musician and composer
Instruments	Violin

Career

After finishing his musical studies in Oslo, Stockholm, Wien and København, Fiskum was employed as violinist by Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester in 1960. There he made his debut as a soloist in 1965 and was 2nd concertmaster (1965–73). He established Det Norske Kammerorkester in 1977, and later became concertmaster for Trondheim Symphony Orchestra (1977–84). He is now employed as Professor at Department of Music at the Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1983–). Fiskum was also a teacher at the Heimdal videregående skole for a while, and played within Hindarkvartetten and Trondheim Trio.[1][2]

He founded the Trondheim Soloists in 1988, and was artistic director for them until 2001.[3]

Bjarne Fiskum is son of the orchestra leader Ottar Fiskum.[1][2]

Honors

• Lindemanprisen 1995
• Order of St. Olav 2002
• Nord-Trøndelag fylkes kulturpris 2008, together with Trondheim Soloists[2]

Discography

• 2000: Franck, Valen, Palmar Johansen, Bjørklund (Sonor Records), together with Jørgen Larsen (piano) reciting the music of César Franck, Fartein Valen, Bertil Palmar Johansen & Terje Bjørklund.
• 2000: On A Spring String (Hemera Music), with Bertil Palmar Johansen (conductor) & "Trondheim Unge Strykere"[4]

References

1. "Bjarne Fiskum Biography". Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
2. "Bjarne Fiskum Biography". Collegium Musicum. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
3. "Who we are". TrondheimSolistene.no. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
4. "Bjarne Fiskum Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 16 June 2013.

External links

• The Record Company Reflect