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Øystein Sonstadwas born in 1970 in Stjørdal. After joiningthe first batch of students at Kåre Opdals "Lørdagsskolen" in Trondheim, he studied with Aage Kvalbein in Oslo and at the Royal Northern College of Music in Manchester where he received the Leonard Rose Award. He has performed with the leading orchestras in Norway and won first price in "Prinsesse Astrids Musikkpris" and in "VG's Soloist Competition". Øystein Sonstad is a founding member of the Oslo String Quartet. He is principal cellist in the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and was principal cellist in the Norwegian Broadcasting Orchestra 1997-2003. Sonstad is the arranger of the Oslo String Quartet's crossover repertoire, as well as classical and opera arrangements. |
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