Annar Follesø
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Annar Follesø is a Norwegian
violin
ist.
Follesø studied with Soon-Mi Chung and Stephan Barratt-Due at the Barratt Due Music Institute, and with Mauricio Fuks at Indiana University
. In 1998 he won the violin prize at the International Summer Academy in Salzburg
for his interpretation of Bartók
's solo sonata, and his Bartók interpretations have won him wide recognition. His world premiere recording of Ole Bull's violin concertos was made Record of the Year 2010 by the Grieg Society of Great Britain. Follesø records for the label 2L. Together with composer and pianist Wolfgang Plagge, Annar Follesø is artistic director of the Sunnmøre Chamber Music Festival.
Norway
Norway , officially the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic unitary constitutional monarchy whose territory comprises the western portion of the Scandinavian Peninsula, Jan Mayen, and the Arctic archipelago of Svalbard and Bouvet Island. Norway has a total area of and a population of about 4.9 million...
violin
Violin
The violin is a string instrument, usually with four strings tuned in perfect fifths. It is the smallest, highest-pitched member of the violin family of string instruments, which includes the viola and cello....
ist.
Follesø studied with Soon-Mi Chung and Stephan Barratt-Due at the Barratt Due Music Institute, and with Mauricio Fuks at Indiana University
Indiana University Bloomington
Indiana University Bloomington is a public research university located in Bloomington, Indiana, in the United States. IU Bloomington is the flagship campus of the Indiana University system. Being the flagship campus, IU Bloomington is often referred to simply as IU or Indiana...
. In 1998 he won the violin prize at the International Summer Academy in Salzburg
Salzburg
-Population development:In 1935, the population significantly increased when Salzburg absorbed adjacent municipalities. After World War II, numerous refugees found a new home in the city. New residential space was created for American soldiers of the postwar Occupation, and could be used for...
for his interpretation of Bartók
Béla Bartók
Béla Viktor János Bartók was a Hungarian composer and pianist. He is considered one of the most important composers of the 20th century and is regarded, along with Liszt, as Hungary's greatest composer...
's solo sonata, and his Bartók interpretations have won him wide recognition. His world premiere recording of Ole Bull's violin concertos was made Record of the Year 2010 by the Grieg Society of Great Britain. Follesø records for the label 2L. Together with composer and pianist Wolfgang Plagge, Annar Follesø is artistic director of the Sunnmøre Chamber Music Festival.