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Welcome to AsmundOlsen.com. This website provides information, records and concert dates about Åsmund Stener Olsen, a Norwegian classical guitarist.

 

 

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Åsmund Stener Olsen | Biography

 

1978 Born in Ringerike.

1998 - 2002 Studied classical guitar at the Norwegian State Academy of Music.

2002 - 2004 Master degree studies at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, The Netherlands.

2004 - 2005 Further studies with Raphaella Smits at the Lemmens Institute in Leuven, Belgium.

2005 -present Working as a guitar teacher at the School of Arts in Eidsvoll and Drammen Guitar Studio besides performing activity.

 

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Scholarships/ Prizes:

2007 – Establishing Scholarship from the States Art Grants (Statens Kunstnerstipend)

2005 – Travel - and post studies Scholarship from the Foundation for performing artists

2004 – Scholarship from Lise og Arnfinn Hejes Foundation

2004 – Scholarship from Tom Wilhelmsen Foundation

2003 – 1.prize at the 35th Zwolle International Guitar Competition, the Netherlands

2003 – Scholarship from Tom Wilhelmsen Foundation

1998 – Steinar Andersen scholarship at the Norwegian Guitar Festival

1997 – Stokke municipality’s prize

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Quotes

 “Sympathetic and charming presentation, mature playing” Esther Steenbergen and Stefano Grondona. Zwolle International Guitar Festival, 2003.

”I know him as an excellent guitar player, a fine musician, sincere and correct in his attitude towards music” Raphaella Smits. Professor at the Lemmens Institute in Leuven, Belgium, 2005.

“Beside his musical and technical capabilities on the instrument he has a warm personality and good social qualities. His well structured way of explaining make me say that I would trust him to work with any guitar student, no matter age or level.” Enno Voorhorst. Professor at the Royal Conservatoire in The Hague, The Netherlands, 2004.