“Rockin’ with Rachmaninoff” Holiday Concert
Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra: "Rocking' with Rachmaninoff" Holiday Concert
featuring Oda Voltersvik, pianist – Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2
Saturday, November 23rd, 2024 - 7:00 p.m.
Oda has performed at venues internationally including Carnegie Weill Recital Hall and Scandinavia House in New York, “Palermo Classica” International Festival, the 1st International Folk Music Festival in Beijing, Hammerklavier Series in Barcelona, Leipzig Town Hall, the Nordic Museum and the Center for Chamber Music in Seattle (Washington, US), Norway House (Minnesota,US), the Concordia Piano Festival (Minnesota, US), the Fringe Edinburgh Festival and the "Duettissimo" International Piano Duo Festival (Krakow, Poland 2023) and Paul Constantinescu International Festival (Ploiesti, Romania 2023) and much more. Venues in London include Wigmore Hall, St Martin in the Fields, St James` s Piccadilly, Regent Hall, Blackheath Halls, 1901 Arts Club and Charlton House. Concert societies in UK include Powderham Castle ‘New Generation Artist Series’, the Oban Music Society (Scotland), Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge) and Jacqueline du Pré Concert Hall (Oxford).
Her concert engagements in Norway include a solo recital at the Norwegian Opera House (Den Norske Opera og Ballett) in 2020, the Hall of King Haakon (Bergen), “Pianist of the week” at Edvard Grieg’s museum (Troldhaugen) in Bergen (2014- 2022 & 2024), solo concerts at different venues at KODE (Bergen), the Grieg Hall (Bergen), Oslo University Aula, Stavanger Cathedral, Flekkefjord SPIRA, Lofoten International Chamber Music Festival (outside festival season), SKUR 2 (Stavanger), Kabuso Concert Hall and numerous concerts at the Grieg in Bergen International Festival with solo and chamber music recitals (since 2010). In addition, she has performed for many music societies including Grimstad Music Society and “Music at Sandefjord Church” (MISK).
Oda has performed concertos with the Sinfonietta of Athens, the Norwegian–Polish Youth Orchestra, St Croix Valley Symphony Orchestra (MN, US) and Filarmonica Paul Constantinescu (Romania) and the Aberdeen Civic/University Symphony Orchestra (SD, US), the Aberdeen City Orchestra (Aberdeen, Scotland) and the University Orchestra in Bergen (Norway). Upcoming soloist appearances include Minot Symphony Orchestra (North Dakota, US), Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra (Minnesota, US), Whiting Festival Orchestra (Indiana, US) and Sarasota Chamber Orchestra (Sarasota, Florida).
Her solo CD “Firebird” has been released in January 2019 with a great review at klassiskmusikk.com. In April 2016, her debut CD “Khoreia” was released in collaboration with the Italian pianist Giulio Potenza (Volt&Potenza Duo) for the label Velut Luna and received excellent reviews from musicweb-international.com among others. Her CD “Neo” has been released on the Rubicon Classics label in 2022, followed by great reviews.
She is a 1st prize winner of the Buono&Bradshaw competition, May 2017. In 2016, Oda was a finalist in the Jaques Samuels Intercollegiate Competition in London, 2016. In 2021 - 2022, Oda was a recipient of the honorable work grant for younger and newly established artists in Norway.
Due to the consequences of covid19, Oda managed a concert season “Volt Classics” held in Bergen autumn 2021 as a local initiative for younger performing artists in Norway and abroad.
Since 2025, Oda has been project leader of the Volt Ensemble, a group of Scandinavian musicians with postgraduate degrees from outstanding universities abroad (Julliard School, Manhatten School of Music, Royal College of Music London).
For different projects Oda has been awarded funding by the Norwegian Arts Council, Music Norway, Fund for Norwegian performing artists, Bergen Municipality and Fegerstens foundation for Norwegian Artists among others.
Oda Voltersvik (b.1989) holds a Master in Performance from the Royal College of Music, London (Prof. Niel Immelman & Prof. Andrew Ball) and an Artist Diploma from Trinity Laban Conservatoire for Music and Dance, London (Prof. Gabriele Baldocci) with distinction from the Intercollegiate Jury. Oda has participated in the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra`s Piano Festival and Summer Academy (2006 - 2014), where she has played for renown musicians such as Menahem Pressler, Marios Papadopoulos, Gary Graffmann and Vladimir Krainev. From 2005 to 2008, Oda was selected for the `Young Musicians Talent Programme` at the Grieg Academy, University of Bergen. From 2009 to 2016, she has taken part in the Jiri Hlinka Grand Piano Academy (Bergen).
For More Information: https://www.odavoltersvik.com/
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featuring Oda Voltersvik, pianist – Rachmaninoff Concerto No. 2
Saturday, November 23rd, 2024 - 7:00 p.m.
Oda has performed at venues internationally including Carnegie Weill Recital Hall and Scandinavia House in New York, “Palermo Classica” International Festival, the 1st International Folk Music Festival in Beijing, Hammerklavier Series in Barcelona, Leipzig Town Hall, the Nordic Museum and the Center for Chamber Music in Seattle (Washington, US), Norway House (Minnesota,US), the Concordia Piano Festival (Minnesota, US), the Fringe Edinburgh Festival and the "Duettissimo" International Piano Duo Festival (Krakow, Poland 2023) and Paul Constantinescu International Festival (Ploiesti, Romania 2023) and much more. Venues in London include Wigmore Hall, St Martin in the Fields, St James` s Piccadilly, Regent Hall, Blackheath Halls, 1901 Arts Club and Charlton House. Concert societies in UK include Powderham Castle ‘New Generation Artist Series’, the Oban Music Society (Scotland), Fitzwilliam Museum (Cambridge) and Jacqueline du Pré Concert Hall (Oxford).
Her concert engagements in Norway include a solo recital at the Norwegian Opera House (Den Norske Opera og Ballett) in 2020, the Hall of King Haakon (Bergen), “Pianist of the week” at Edvard Grieg’s museum (Troldhaugen) in Bergen (2014- 2022 & 2024), solo concerts at different venues at KODE (Bergen), the Grieg Hall (Bergen), Oslo University Aula, Stavanger Cathedral, Flekkefjord SPIRA, Lofoten International Chamber Music Festival (outside festival season), SKUR 2 (Stavanger), Kabuso Concert Hall and numerous concerts at the Grieg in Bergen International Festival with solo and chamber music recitals (since 2010). In addition, she has performed for many music societies including Grimstad Music Society and “Music at Sandefjord Church” (MISK).
Oda has performed concertos with the Sinfonietta of Athens, the Norwegian–Polish Youth Orchestra, St Croix Valley Symphony Orchestra (MN, US) and Filarmonica Paul Constantinescu (Romania) and the Aberdeen Civic/University Symphony Orchestra (SD, US), the Aberdeen City Orchestra (Aberdeen, Scotland) and the University Orchestra in Bergen (Norway). Upcoming soloist appearances include Minot Symphony Orchestra (North Dakota, US), Worthington Area Symphony Orchestra (Minnesota, US), Whiting Festival Orchestra (Indiana, US) and Sarasota Chamber Orchestra (Sarasota, Florida).
Her solo CD “Firebird” has been released in January 2019 with a great review at klassiskmusikk.com. In April 2016, her debut CD “Khoreia” was released in collaboration with the Italian pianist Giulio Potenza (Volt&Potenza Duo) for the label Velut Luna and received excellent reviews from musicweb-international.com among others. Her CD “Neo” has been released on the Rubicon Classics label in 2022, followed by great reviews.
She is a 1st prize winner of the Buono&Bradshaw competition, May 2017. In 2016, Oda was a finalist in the Jaques Samuels Intercollegiate Competition in London, 2016. In 2021 - 2022, Oda was a recipient of the honorable work grant for younger and newly established artists in Norway.
Due to the consequences of covid19, Oda managed a concert season “Volt Classics” held in Bergen autumn 2021 as a local initiative for younger performing artists in Norway and abroad.
Since 2025, Oda has been project leader of the Volt Ensemble, a group of Scandinavian musicians with postgraduate degrees from outstanding universities abroad (Julliard School, Manhatten School of Music, Royal College of Music London).
For different projects Oda has been awarded funding by the Norwegian Arts Council, Music Norway, Fund for Norwegian performing artists, Bergen Municipality and Fegerstens foundation for Norwegian Artists among others.
Oda Voltersvik (b.1989) holds a Master in Performance from the Royal College of Music, London (Prof. Niel Immelman & Prof. Andrew Ball) and an Artist Diploma from Trinity Laban Conservatoire for Music and Dance, London (Prof. Gabriele Baldocci) with distinction from the Intercollegiate Jury. Oda has participated in the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra`s Piano Festival and Summer Academy (2006 - 2014), where she has played for renown musicians such as Menahem Pressler, Marios Papadopoulos, Gary Graffmann and Vladimir Krainev. From 2005 to 2008, Oda was selected for the `Young Musicians Talent Programme` at the Grieg Academy, University of Bergen. From 2009 to 2016, she has taken part in the Jiri Hlinka Grand Piano Academy (Bergen).
For More Information: https://www.odavoltersvik.com/
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