Asbjørn Nørgaard, has established himself as one of the most sought-after viola players in Denmark and is the recipient of multiple accolades, including Jacob Gade’s large music grant and Leonoie Sonning’s Music Prize, the biggest cultural prize in Denmark. He has been a part-time teacher at the Royal Danish Academy of Music since 2020 and has given masterclasses in more than 20 universities.

Asbjørn is a founding member of the Danish String Quartet, with whom he has received many awards and accolades, most recently the Musical America Ensemble of the Year and the Leonìe Sonning’s Music Prize. The quartet tours all over the world, and in 2020 they completed a concert cycle of all Beethoven’s string quartets at the Lincoln Center in New York. Their CD series ‘Prism’ was nominated for a Grammy Award in 2019. 2021-2024 the Danish String Quartet was artist in residence at the Wigmore Hall in London and Carnegie Hall in New York. They have also been BBC New Generation Artists and members of the CMS program at the Lincoln Center in New York.

In 2007 Asbjørn founded Inviolata Duo with accordionist Andreas Borregaard. Together they have developed a pedagogical development project: “The Master of Practice"; a meta studio of the art of practicing.

Asbjørn Nørgaard is often guesting festivals as soloist and chamber musician. He is also an experienced orchestral player and has led the viola sections of the Danish National Orchestra, the Copenhagen Philharmonic, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and São Paulo State Symphony Orchestra. Asbjørn Nørgaard has studied in Copenhagen, Stockholm, and Berlin. He graduated from the soloist scheme at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in 2013 performing Mozart’s Sinfonia Concertante at the Radio Hall in Copenhagen.

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