Truls Mørk

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Truls Olaf Otterbech Mørk (born 25 April 1961) is a Norwegian cellist.

Biography

Mørk was born in

Bergen, Norway to a cellist father, John Fritjof Mørk, and a pianist mother, Turid Otterbech.[1] His mother began teaching him the piano when he was seven. Mørk also played the violin
, but soon switched to the cello, taking lessons from his father.

Mørk began his studies with

Edsberg Music Institute. An admirer of Mstislav Rostropovich and the Russian school of cello, Mørk went on to study with the Russian cellist Natalia Shakhovskaya
.

In 1982, Mørk became the first Scandinavian musician to reach the finals of the

Kennedy Center
.

Auditorio Nacional, Madrid
, 1 February 2015.

Mørk's discography includes an award-winning recordings of the Shostakovich Cello Concertos and of Bach's Suites for Solo Cello. He has recorded for such labels as Virgin Classics and harmonia mundi.[3] Mørk's interest in chamber music led to the foundation of the International Chamber Music Festival of Stavanger.

In April 2009, Mørk experienced an infection of the central nervous system, presumably caused by a tick bite he received in the United States in 2006, with subsequent encephalitis, and paralysis in the shoulder muscles of the left arm. In the autumn of 2009, he expressed concern that he might never be able to perform again.[4] After 18 months away from concert activity, during which time he was awarded the 2010 Sibelius Prize,[5] Mørk resumed his career.

Mørk holds a Professorship at the

SR-Bank purchased the cello, and loaned it to him. The instrument was recently bought by the Dkfm. Angelika Prokopp Privatstiftung, which now loans it to cellist Harriet Krijgh
.

Honors

Discography (in selection)

Soloist

Compilations

References

  1. ^ "Truls Mørk". Norsk biografisk leksikon.
  2. ^ Serge Schmemann (1982-07-07). "Brazilian Is Tchaikovsky Cello Winner". The New York Times. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
  3. ^ Nicholas Kenyon (2011-04-09). "CPE Bach: Cello Concertos; Harpsichord Concertos – review". The Observer. Retrieved 2014-11-29.
  4. ^ Eivind Kristensen (2009-11-07). "Truls Mørk klarer ikke spille lenger". Dagbladet. Retrieved 2009-12-22.
  5. ^ "Cellist Truls Mørk wins Sibelius Prize in Oslo". The Strad. 2013-01-27. Archived from the original on 2014-12-05. Retrieved 2014-11-29.

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