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Mar 27, 1954 70 years old
Norwegian composer and pianist
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About Helge Iberg
- Helge Iberg (born 27 March 1954 in Skien, Norway) is a Norwegian contemporary composer.
- Iberg studied musicology, history of ideas and religious studies at the University of Oslo under the tutorship of composers Olav Anton Thommessen and Ragnar Søderlind.As a composer, Iberg has made the transition from jazz to contemporary orchestral music.
- Iberg’s works have been commissioned and performed by several of Norway’s major symphony orchestras, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival and the Oslo Chamber Music Festival.Iberg is a recipient of a Prix Italia Work of the Year Award for his opera Det ondes problem (1990) as well as nominations to the Edvardprisen and the Spellemannprisen – the Norwegian equivalent to the Grammy.
- Iberg has composed concertos for pianist Christian Ihle Hadland, trumpeter Ole Edvard Antonsen as well as violinists Terje Tønnesen and Atle Sponberg.
- Iberg has also penned song cycles for vocalists Per Vollestad and Marianne Beate Kielland.Iberg is also active as a jazz pianist and has collaborated with such performers as Bendik Hofseth, Sidsel Endresen and Knut Riisnæs.
