Christian Eggen (b 1957 in Drøbak, Norway), having studied in Oslo, Salzburg, Vienna, Paris and New York, began his conducting activities in the early 1980s, leading the Norwegian "New Music Ensemble" on tours in Scandinavia and Europe, and at the same time continuing his career as a pianist, notably renowned for his performances of Mozart and Bach. Eggen’s skills and deep knowledge of the contemporary music has made him a frequent guest conductor of leading ensembles and orchestras all over…
Christian Eggen (b 1957 in Drøbak, Norway), having studied in Oslo, Salzburg, Vienna, Paris and New York, began his conducting activities in the early 1980s, leading the Norwegian "New Music Ensemble" on tours in Scandinavia and Europe, and at the same time continuing his career as a pianist, notably renowned for his performances of Mozart and Bach.
Eggen’s skills and deep knowledge of the contemporary music has made him a frequent guest conductor of leading ensembles and orchestras all over the world, like musikFabrik in Cologne and Ensemble Intercontemporain in Paris. He is permanent artistic director and conductor of the Oslo Sinfonietta and the Cikada. He directed festivals of Nordic music in Asia 1990 and Spain 1994, and in 1999 he was "Artist in residence" at the Bergen International Festival. He has collaborated with composers such as John Cage, Helmut Lachenmann, Iannis Xenakis, Magnus Lindberg, Kaija Saariaho, Witold Lutoslawski, Tan Dun, Brian Ferneyhough and Gyorgy Kurtag, and he has made numerous recordings.
Nov 2010
