Eivind Gullberg Jensen (born 1 April 1972) is a Norwegian conductor.

Biography

Jensen studied violin and conducting in Trondheim. He continued his conducting studies with

Jorma Panula Jorma Juhani Panula (born 10 August 1930) is a Finnish conductor, composer, and teacher of conducting. He has mentored many Finnish conductors, such as Esa-Pekka Salonen, Mikko Franck, Sakari Oramo, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Osmo Vänskä and Klaus ...

in Stockholm and in Vianna with

Leopold Hager Leopold Hager (born 6 October 1935, Salzburg) is an Austrian conductor known for his interpretations of works by the Viennese Classics (Haydn, Mozart, Beethoven and Schubert). Hager studied piano, organ, harpsichord, conducting, and composition ...

. Jensen has also participated in conducting master classes with

Kurt Masur Kurt Masur (18 July 1927 – 19 December 2015) was a German conductor. Called "one of the last old-style maestros", he directed many of the principal orchestras of his era. He had a long career as the Kapellmeister of the Leipzig Gewandhaus Or ...

and

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. From 2009 to 2014, Jensen was chief conductor of the

NDR Radiophilharmonie The NDR Radiophilharmonie is a German radio orchestra, affiliated with the Norddeutscher Rundfunk (NDR) in Hanover, the capital of Lower Saxony. The orchestra principally gives concerts in the ''Großer Sendesaal'' of the ''Landesfunkhaus Niedersa ...

. In June 2019, Bergen National Opera announced the appointment of Jensen as its next general director and artistic director, effective in 2021. In 2018, Jensen first guest-conducted the

Noord Nederlands Orkest Het Noord Nederlands Orkest (NNO; English, North Netherlands Symphony Orchestra) is a Dutch symphony orchestra based in Groningen. The NNO performs at ''De Oosterpoort'' in Groningen and also on a regular basis at these venues in the provinces o ...

(NNO). Jensen returned to the NNO for two additional guest-conducting engagements, the most recent in September 2021. In October 2021, the NNO announced the appointment of Jensen as its next chief conductor, effective with the 2022-2023 season. Jensen is married to the Norwegian soprano Mari Eriksmoen, and lives in Bergen with their two daughters. He also has two children from a prior relationship.

References

External links

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HarrisonParrott agency page on Eivind Gullberg Jensen

1972 births Living people Norwegian composers Norwegian male composers Norwegian expatriates in Germany {{Norway-bio-stub