Truls Mørk facts for kids
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Truls Mørk
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| Birth name | Truls Olaf Otterbech Mørk |
| Born | 25 April 1961 Bergen, Norway |
| Origin | Norwegian |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, music teacher |
| Instruments | Cello |
| Labels | Virgin Classics Simax Classics Deutsche Grammophon Ondine |
Truls Olaf Otterbech Mørk (born April 25, 1961) is a famous cellist from Norway. A cellist is a musician who plays the cello, a large string instrument. Truls Mørk is known for his amazing classical music performances around the world.
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About Truls Mørk
Truls Mørk was born in Bergen, Norway. His parents were both musicians. His father played the cello, and his mother was a pianist.
Truls started learning piano from his mother when he was seven years old. He also tried playing the violin. But soon, he decided that the cello was his favorite instrument. He took cello lessons from his father.
His Music Education
When Truls was 17, he began studying music seriously. He learned from Frans Helmerson at the Edsberg Music Institute. Truls admired the famous cellist Mstislav Rostropovich. So, he also studied with the Russian cellist Natalia Shakhovskaya.
Early Career and Awards
In 1982, Truls Mørk made history. He became the first musician from Scandinavia to reach the finals of the International Tchaikovsky Competition in Moscow. This is a very important music competition.
He continued to win more awards. In 1986, he won second prize at the Naumburg Competition in New York City. The same year, he won the Cassado Cello Competition in Florence.
Touring the World
After winning these awards, Truls Mørk started performing a lot. In 1989, he went on his first big concert tour. He played as a solo musician with many top orchestras in Europe.
In 1994, he toured the United States. He performed with the Oslo Philharmonic orchestra. This included playing in famous places like Carnegie Hall in New York.
Recordings and Festivals
Truls Mørk has made many recordings of classical music. Some of his recordings have won awards. These include music by composers like Shostakovich and Bach. He has recorded for well-known music companies.
He also loves chamber music. This is music played by a small group of musicians. Because of this interest, he helped start the International Chamber Music Festival in Stavanger, Norway.
Health Challenge and Return to Music
In 2009, Truls Mørk faced a big challenge. He got a serious infection in his brain and spinal cord. Doctors believed it was from a tick bite he got in the United States a few years earlier. This infection caused some weakness in his left arm.
For 18 months, he could not perform concerts. He even worried if he would ever play again. But he worked hard to recover. In 2010, he received the Sibelius Prize. After his long break, Truls Mørk was able to return to his music career.
Teaching and His Special Cello
Today, Truls Mørk is a professor. He teaches music at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo.
For over 30 years, he played a very special cello. It was made in 1723 by a famous maker named Domenico Montagnana in Venice. The scroll, which is the carved part at the top of the cello, was even made by Stradivarius. A bank in Norway bought this cello and loaned it to him. This special instrument is now loaned to another cellist, Harriet Krijgh.
Honors and Awards
Truls Mørk has received many honors for his musical talent. Here are some of his awards:
- 1991: Spellemannprisen (a Norwegian music award) for Chamber music. He won this with Håkon Austbø.
- 1992: Spellemannprisen for Orchestral music. This was for his album of Haydn's Cello Concertos.
- 1993: Spellemannprisen for Orchestral music. This was for his album with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra.
- 1995: Spellemannprisen for Orchestral music. This was for his album of Shostakovich's Cello Concertos.
- 1999: Spellemannprisen for Classical music. This was for his album of Elgar and Britten's cello music.
Selected Recordings
Truls Mørk has released many albums as a solo artist. Here are some examples:
- 1987: Truls Otterbech Mørk, Arne Nordheim, George Crumb, Ingvar Lidholm, Zoltan Kodaly
- 1992: Joseph Haydn: Cello Concertos
- 1993: Dvořák: Cello Concerto
- 1995: Dmitri Shostakovich: Cello Concertos 1 & 2
- 1999: Elgar, Britten: Cello Concerto / Cello Symphony
- 2005: Johann Sebastian Bach: Cello Suites
- 2016: Camille Saint-Saëns : Cello Concertos Nos 1 and 2
Images for kids
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Truls Mørk performing with the Orquesta Nacional de España in Madrid, 2015.
See also
In Spanish: Truls Mørk para niños
