Ketil Haugsand

Ketil Haugsand, professor of harpsichord at the Hochschule für Musik in Cologne, counts as one of the great harpsichordists and Early Music personalities of today. The Norwegian born musician studied with Gustav Leonhardt at the Amsterdam Conservatory, where he was awarded the coveted ‘Prix d’Excellence’ in 1975. Later he was laureate at international harpsichord competitions in Paris and Bruges. He has appeared in many prestigious festivals in Europe, the U.S.A. and Israel, both as recitalist, in chamber music and as conductor of the Norwegian Baroque Orchestra and the Arte Real Ensemble. His recordings on CD with works by Bach, Rameau, Marchand, Forqueray, Seixas, Sousa Carvalho a/o. for Simax Classics, Virgin and Linn have won significant international acclaim. Haugsand is a jury member at the international harpsichord competition in Leipzig and gives summer courses regularly in Norway and Italy.

Februar 2014