Thomas Kjekstad
Guitarist
Biography
     
Thomas Kjekstad (b.1971) received his education at the Norwegian Academy of Music where he finished his master’s degree in 1997. Kjekstad has played in master classes for among others John Williams, Alirio Diaz, David Russel and Leo Brouwer. In the last years he has been studying with Magnus Andersson in Stockholm. In 1993 Kjekstad received 2nd price in the Norwegian Guitar Contest.
Thomas Kjekstad is frequently on tour for The Norwegian Concert Institute. He has as a soloist and chamber musician performed at festivals such as Copenhagen Guitar Festival, Norwegian Guitar Festival, Trondheim Chamber Music Festival, Oslo Chamber Music Festival, Autunnale and Young Nordic Music in Gothenburg.

In 2000 he was one of two soloists performing in Photophorus by Olga Neuwirth with Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra in the Ultima Festival’s opening concert. In 2001 Thomas Kjekstad played a concert of works for guitar solo, the programme including Royal Winter Music by Hans Werner Henze.

Thomas Kjekstad is a member of Oslo Sinfonietta and the contemporary music ensemble Affinis. He has also performed with Cikada and Ensemble Ernst and toured with Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Kjekstad regularly performs with violinist Lars-Erik ter Jung. Their collaboration has led to the appearance of several interesting new works for violin and guitar.

 

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