Bjarne Ivar Fiskum (27 August 1939,

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– 30 August 2021) was a

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violinist, conductor and pedagogue.

Career

After finishing his musical studies in

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, Stockholm,

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and

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, Fiskum was employed as violinist by Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester in 1960. There he made his debut as a soloist in 1965 and was 2nd concertmaster (1965–73). He established

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in 1977, and later became concertmaster for

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(1977–84). He was employed as Professor at Department of Music at the '' Trondheim Musikkonservatorium'' (1983–). Fiskum was also a teacher at the Heimdal Upper Secondary School for a while, and played within Hindarkvartetten and Trondheim Trio. He founded the

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in 1988, and was artistic director for them until 2001. Bjarne Fiskum was son of the orchestra leader Ottar Fiskum.

Honors

*Lindemanprisen 1995 * Order of St. Olav 2002 *Nord-Trøndelag fylkes kulturpris 2008, together with

Discography

*2000: ''Franck, Valen, Palmar Johansen, Bjørklund'' (Sonor Records), together with Jørgen Larsen (piano) reciting the music of

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. *2000: ''On A Spring String'' (Hemera Music), with Bertil Palmar Johansen (conductor) & "Trondheim Unge Strykere"

References

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