Einar Steen-Nøkleberg

Einar Steen-Nøkleberg made a sensational threefold public debut in 1970 with three separate recitals on the piano, harpsichord and clavichord. He studied with Nicolai Dirdal and Hans Leygraf, and also counts his organ studies with Arild Sandvold as an important influence. For forty years Steen-Nøkleberg has performed with orchestras in Norway and abroad, and he has won numerous awards including a German higher education institution award (1969), the Norwegian piano competition (1972), the Norwegian Music Critics’ Prize (1975), the Lindeman Prize (1982), The Grieg Prize (1992), and in 1994 he was made a Knight, First Class, of the Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav. During the past season he has given concerts in many cities, including Oslo, Moscow, Riga, Bucharest, Sofia, Buenos Aires and Rio de Janeiro. Einar Steen-Nøkleberg is an honorary member of Oslo Music Teachers’ Association and the Norwegian Musicians’ Society.