External links
- Josefine Opsahl Official Website
- Edition Wilhelm Hansen: Josefine Opsahl
- Karsten Witt Musik Management: Josefine Opsahl
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Josefine Opsahl | |
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| Born | January 18, 1992 |
| Occupation(s) | Composer, Cellist |
| Instrument | Cello |
| Years active | 2005-present |
| Labels | Dacapo Records, Neue Meister |
| Website | josefineopsahl |
Josefine Opsahl (born 18 January 1992) is a Danish composer and cellist based in Copenhagen and Berlin.
She writes classical music as a composer and also performs as solo artist with cello and live electronics and live sound design.
Born in Denmark on 18 January 1992. [1] She studied both classical and contemporary music at the Royal Danish Conservatory and Northwestern University (IL, US) where she completed a Master's degree in cello and later she received a degree as a composer in Contemporary Creative Art at South Danish Conservatory. [2]
As a cellist and performer she has played and released classical music with the groups Kottos [3] and We Like We [4] and as a solo artist the album, Atrium, [5] in 2022.
As a composer she has written operas, [6] [7] ballet music, [8] and numerous symphonic works, [9] among others a cello concerto [10] and symphonic works premiered at the Elbphilharmonie. [9]
Josefine has received the 2022 Crown Prince Couple's Stardust Award [11] The 2021 Léonie Sonning Music Prize [12] and the Wilhelm Hansen Foundation's Prize of Honor 2020. [13] In 2024, her opera "Hjem" was nominated for "Opera of the year 2023" by the Reumert Award. [14]
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