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Kåre Nordstoga (born 18 December 1954) is a Norwegian
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List of recordings at Culturenet.no
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(in Norwegian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nordstoga, Kare 1954 births Living people 20th-century Norwegian organists 21st-century Norwegian organists Norwegian classical organists Male classical organists Cathedral organists Spellemannprisen winners Simax Classics artists 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Musicians from Notodden
Kåre Nordstoga (born 18 December 1954) is a Norwegian organist
An organist is a musician who plays any type of organ (music), organ. An organist may play organ repertoire, solo organ works, play with an musical ensemble, ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers or instrumentalist, instrumental ...
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Nordstoga had his early studies under Harald Aune and Odd Jacob Unhammer in Notodden
Notodden () is a List of towns and cities in Norway, city and List of municipalities of Norway, municipality in Vestfold og Telemark Counties of Norway, county, Norway. It is part of the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Øst-Telemark. ...
where he grew up. He went on to study at the Norwegian Academy of Music
The Norwegian Academy of Music (Norwegian: ''Norges musikkhøgskole'', NMH) is a university-level music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the co ...
in Oslo
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, where his teachers included Kaare Ørnung, Søren Gangfløt, Magne Elvestrand and Bjørn Boysen. Nordstoga has also studied with David Sanger in London
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In 1984 Nordstoga was appointed assistant organist at Oslo Cathedral
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, and from 1994 he has been principal organist.
His repertoire includes a wide range of organ works, the emphasis being on such Classical masters as Bach, Mozart, Franck, Widor, and Messiaen. Between 1990 and 1992 he gave a series of 30 Saturday recitals where large audiences heard him perform all of Bach's organ works, a feat that he repeated within the Bach-year 2000. His concert appearances have also brought him to the majority of European countries.
Nordstoga has made recordings for Simax, Norsk Kulturfond, Aurora, and Afontibus, which he has founded together with violinist Geir Inge Lotsberg.
External links
Afontibus
List of recordings at Culturenet.no
Profile from NRK
(in Norwegian) {{DEFAULTSORT:Nordstoga, Kare 1954 births Living people 20th-century Norwegian organists 21st-century Norwegian organists Norwegian classical organists Male classical organists Cathedral organists Spellemannprisen winners Simax Classics artists 20th-century Norwegian male musicians 21st-century Norwegian male musicians Musicians from Notodden