Geir Henning Braaten

Geir Henning Braaten (born 29 October 1944 in Oslo) is a Norwegian pianist. In his hometown, he studied with Nicolai Dirdal from age five, and later with Robert Riefling, both at the Oslo Conservatory of Music. He also studies in France with Yvonne Lefébure, with Bruno Seidlhofer in Vienna and some others in Spain. He debuted in 1966^[1] and has toured widely, especially in the East, including Turkey, Yugoslavia, France, USSR, U.S., Korea, Middle East and Taiwan. He has performed on Hong Kong radio and played with the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra. Braaten has collaborated with conductors including Moshe Atzmon, Aldo Ceccato, Mariss Jansons, Ken-Ichiro Kobayashi and Walter Weller.^[2] His complete edition of Grieg gave rise to concerts with the Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. He has had success with Aaron Røsand. He is an associate professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music^[3] and lives in Blylaget.

Releases

• Edvard Grieg, complete piano music, vol. I–VII (Twelve CDs, Victoria, 1993). The Grieg anniversary.
• Arietta and variations (Pro Musica, 2005). With Per Øien and Robert Aitken flute. Music by Franz and Karl Doppler.
• Xmas greetings from the piano ( Simax, 2006)

Awards

• Princess Astrid Music Prize 1967
• Prizewinner in the Concours Debussy in Saint-Germain-en-Laye 1977
• Medal in the Concurso Maria Canals in Barcelona, Spain 1972
• Best Special Edition, Reed Midem Organization 1995
• Gammleng Award 1997 in the "Classic" category.

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