Øystein Birkeland is well established as one of Norway ’s finest cello players. He has performed extensively as chamber musician and soloist, and has fronted a number of excellent orchestras such as the Oslo Philharmonic, St.Martin-in-the-fields, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio. Birkeland is renowned for his range of repertoire and has been an asset in the composing of contemporary cello music in Norway. Most importantly to Rolf Wallin’s Ground Jon Øivind Ness’ Wet…
Øystein Birkeland is well established as one of Norway ’s finest cello players. He has performed extensively as chamber musician and soloist, and has fronted a number of excellent orchestras such as the Oslo Philharmonic, St.Martin-in-the-fields, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and the Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra of Moscow Radio. Birkeland is renowned for his range of repertoire and has been an asset in the composing of contemporary cello music in Norway. Most importantly to Rolf Wallin’s Ground Jon Øivind Ness’ Wet Blubber Soup and Ragnar Söderlind’s Cello Concerto, all released on CD for Simax Classics and Aurora.
Øystein Birkeland plays a cello by Francesco Ruggieri (Cremona 1680) provided by Dextra Musica, a company owned by the DnB NOR Savings Bank Foundation.
2008
Bridge & Britten music for cello & piano
Øystein Birkeland
Martinu & Kabalevsky sonatas & variations for cello and piano
Øystein Birkeland
Music for Cello & Piano by Shostakovich/Prokofiev/Schnittke
Øystein Birkeland