Ingrid Søfteland Neset (born 9 May 1992) is a Norwegian

Classical flautist The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

living in

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(2017). She is the daughter of music teachers guitarist Terje Neset (born 1959) and pianist Anne Leni Søfteland Sæbø (born 1961), and the sister of the vocalist Anna Søfteland Neset (born 1987) and jazz saxophonist Marius Søfteland Neset (born 1985). She is known from numerous performances with orchestras like

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra is a Norwegian orchestra based in Bergen. Its principal concert venue is the Grieg Hall. History Established in 1765 under the name ''Det Musicalske Selskab'' (The Musical Society), it later changed its name t ...

and in concerts and recordings (''

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'' 2013) with her older brother Marius Neset.

Career

Neset picked up the flute at the age of ten and attended the Music program at Langhaugen vgs. (2008–10). She is a part of the talented class "Unge Musikere", of the

Griegakademiet The Grieg Academy ( no, Griegakademiet) is a disputed historical term used to refer to the higher education music programs in Bergen, Norway (birthplace of composer Edvard Grieg), as well as various collaborations across music institutions in Bergen ...

, where she has been under guidance of flautist and professor

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, she has attended master classes with some of the leading flautists in the world, like

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, Ian Clarke,

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, in the summer of 2009 she was invited to join in a flute workshop in

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Switzerland ). Swiss law does not designate a ''capital'' as such, but the federal parliament and government are installed in Bern, while other federal institutions, such as the federal courts, are in other cities (Bellinzona, Lausanne, Luzern, Neuchâtel ...

directed by the renowned flautist and flute teacher

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, and studied music on the bachelor's program at the Royal Danish Academy of Music (2010–13). From 2015 Neset is appointed principal flautist of the

Stavanger Symphony Orchestra The Stavanger Symphony Orchestra ( no, Stavanger Symfoniorkester, SSO) is a symphony orchestra based in Stavanger, Norway. The SSO principal venue is the Stavanger Concert Hall (Stavanger konserthus), performing in the Fartein Valen concert hall. ...

. In 2016 she received the Léonie Sonning talent prize. Neset gave five concerts with the trio 'Jenter fra Bergen' at the '

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Festival' in 2009, played with the Young Symphony Orchestra at the

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, and performed for the Norwegian royal family when they visited

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the same year. In 2013 she first participated on her brothers album ''

'' with festival appearances on such as

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, and there after on the album ''

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'' (2013) Neset collaborated with the Danish artist

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(Maria Apetri), with performance on the

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in England.

Honors

*2009: Musician of the Year at the Norwegian Young Musician Competition in Oslo *2009: Drømmestipendet *2011: The Partas Culture Scholarships *2013: Young Star Prize awarded by Statkraft at 'Hardanger Musikkfest' *2015: Winner of this years soloist competition awarded by

The Royal Danish Academy of Music The Royal Danish Academy of Music, or Royal Danish Conservatory of Music ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium), in Copenhagen is the oldest professional institution of musical education in Denmark as well as the largest, with approxima ...

*2016 Léonie Sonning talent prize

Discography

;With

Marius Neset Marius Søfteland Neset (born 2 January 1985 in Os, Hordaland) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone) living in Copenhagen. He is known from collaborations within the jazz bands "People Are Machines", "Kaktusch", "JazzKamikaze" and Django Bat ...

*2013: ''

'' (Edition Records) ;With

*2013: ''

'' (

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Denmark)

References

External links

Ønskekonserten 2013: Ingrid Søfteland Neset
"Concertino for flute" with the

2013
Fanfare – Marius Neset Septet
at the Copenhagen Jazzhouse 9 November 2013 on YouTube
Birds – Marius Neset Septet
at the Copenhagen Jazzhouse 9 November 2013 on YouTube {{DEFAULTSORT:Neset, Ingrid Norwegian flautists Norwegian classical musicians Women flautists Grieg Academy alumni Royal Danish Academy of Music alumni Musicians from Os, Hordaland 1992 births Living people 21st-century women musicians 21st-century flautists