Henning Kraggerud

Norwegian violinist Henning Kraggerud is Artistic Director of the Arctic Philharmonic. His teaching and educational writings show his multi-faceted approach to music-making, while his composing, arranging, and improvising recall the likes of Josef Suk and Eugène Ysaÿe.

His eminence as a soloist and play-director have led to invitations to many of the world’s most significant orchestras, including the Royal Danish Opera, Vancouver Symphony, Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss, Toronto Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Danish National Symphony, Tonkünstler Vienna, BBC Scottish Symphony, and Tasmanian Symphony orchestras. Highlights of past seasons include appearances at the BBC Proms, with the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra at the Hollywood Bowl, and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.

Among his discography of some eighteen albums is a Naxos recording of Mozart Concertos Nos. 3, 4, and 5 with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra — including his own cadenzas — which was awarded an ECHO Klassik Award, chosen as Classic FM’s Album of the Week, NDR Kultur’s CD of the Week, Editor’s Choice in Classical Music Magazine, and featured on BBC Radio 3’s Record Review.

He plays on a 1744 Guarneri del Gesù, provided by Dextra Musica AS, a subsidiary of Sparebankstiftelsen DNB.