Mai Åse Helen Jahren (born 2 May 1959) is a

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oboist. Jahren has performed many works by contemporary Swedish composers, such as

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, André Chini and Mårten Josjö.

Biography

Jahren studied with

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. She has collaborated with Olli Mustonen, Marc-André Hamelin,

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and numerous other musicians. In 1999 she premiered an Oboe Concerto by

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at the inauguration of the Royal Library in Copenhagen; her performance was attended by Queen Margrethe II. Jahren has performed as a soloist in Europe, the United States, South America and the Far East. Her recordings include concertos by Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Johann Sebastian Bach, Alfred Schnittke and chamber music by Benjamin Britten,

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and others. Around fifty composers have created new music for Jahren. Jahren gives master classes around the world and teaches oboe performance at the Carl Nielsen Academy of Music in Odense, Denmark. She was made a Life Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1998. Jahren founded the annual

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Chamber Music Festival in 1993, and was its artistic director until 2006.

Awards

* 1987 - Swedish Grammy for Best Classical Recording * 2000 - Spelmannen music prize * 2003 -

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prize * 2006 - Medal for the Promotion of the Musical Arts

References

External links

Official website

Helen Jahren
at AllMusic {{DEFAULTSORT:Jahren, Helen 1959 births Living people Women oboists Swedish classical musicians