David Härenstam & Peter Knudsen
Biography David Härenstam & Peter Knudsen
David Härenstam
Since completing his higher musical studies for an Advanced Diploma under Professor John Mills at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama, David Härenstam has worked on a long list of CDs and radio and TV recordings. He has toured Europe, China and Australia both as soloist and with various ensembles, performing music that ranges from Baroque to modern art music.
David Härenstam is known for his successful recital programs, captured on the internationally acclaimed CD ’Recital’, that made critics write ’one of the leading guitarists of his generation’ and ’Perfect virtuoso technique without any weaknesses’ or as Classical Guitar Magazine (USA) puts it: ’Technical wizardry… wonderfully delivered and hauntingly beautiful”. David combines quick wit and an easy going scene persona with deep understanding and respect for the music.
Among many successful ensembles there is the Sparf/Härenstam Duo with acclaimed violinist Nils-Erik Sparf who has recorded four CD:s together and played over 160 concerts. Duo Dēlinquō, with the solo flutist at the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Peter Fridholm, which concentrates on contemporary music with the CD 'Fragile Phrases' with music written especially for this duo. In addition, Härenstam has a trio that focuses on the virtuoso music of Paganini that includes cellist Andreas Brantelid and the aforementioned violinist Nils-Erik Sparf.
David has also participated in numerous recordings with various artists and musicians, including cellist Andreas Brantelid, clarinetist Kjell Fagéus, pianist Bengt Forsberg, as well as actress Stina Ekblad and singer-song writer Sophie Moleta (NZ).
David is also chosen as Artist in Residence at Lunnevads Folkhögskola and is the Artistic director of Stockholm Chamber Music and In Between Music Festival. A new CD with pianist Peter Knudsen and the music of Toru Takemitsu is also soon to be released.
