Are Sandbakken was born in 1967 in Oslo. He studied with Leif Jørgensen and Lars Anders Tomter. In the years 1987-89 he was a student of Sandor Vegh in Salzburg and was principal viola player of the Camerata Academica. Sandbakken was principal viola player in the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra 1990-1995. In the period 1996-2002 he was the leading the viola section of the Oslo Philharmonic and did perform as a soloist with the orchestra several times. Sandbakken regularly works as…
Are Sandbakken was born in 1967 in Oslo. He studied with Leif Jørgensen and Lars Anders Tomter. In the years 1987-89 he was a student of Sandor Vegh in Salzburg and was principal viola player of the Camerata Academica. Sandbakken was principal viola player in the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra 1990-1995. In the period 1996-2002 he was the leading the viola section of the Oslo Philharmonic and did perform as a soloist with the orchestra several times. Sandbakken regularly works as chamber orchestra conductor and has developed a special method for teaching conductors. Since 2003 he is professor in chamber music at the Norwegian Academy of Music. He is a founding member of the Oslo String Quartet. Sandbakken plays on a Goffriller from 1729, lent out by Dextra Musica, a company owned by the DnB NOR Savings Bank Foundation. August 2009