Artists
Artistic director Denés Varjon has invited artists at an international high level to the Lofoten Piano Festival 2022. These will be heard at the festival’s many concerts.
Read more about the upcoming festival here.


Dénes Varjon, artistic director
The artistic director of the Lofoten Piano Festival 2022 is the Hungarian pianist Denés Varjon. Denés Varjon is next to Sir András Schiff Hungary’s most

Shai Wosner, piano
Pianist Shai Wosner was born in Israel in 1976. He has achieved international recognition as an artist with strong integrity and creative insight. His interest

Izabella Simon, piano
Hungarian Izabella Simon studied at the Liszt Academy in Budapest with, among others, Jenö Jandó and composer-pianist György Kurtag. In retrospect, she has played at

Roman Rabinovich, piano
Victory in the Arthur Rubinstein International Piano Master Competition in Israel in 2008 did the trick for Roman Rabinovich’s career. But before this he had

Paul Lewis, piano
Paul Lewis is today one of England’s most sought after pianists, and enjoys particular recognition for his interpretations of classics such as Haydn, Beethoven and

Kathryn Stott, piano
Kathryn Stott started playing the piano in the living room at home when she was five years old. She developed quickly, and ended up as

Ryoma Takagi, piano
In September 2018, Ryoma Takagi won both the first prize and the audience prize at the Grieg competition in Bergen. Part of the first prize

Arvid Engegård, violin
Arvid Engegård is the artistic director of the Lofoten International Chamber Music Festival. He comes from Bodø, but lives in Oslo today. He was educated

Engegård Quartet
Arvid Engegård, violin | Laura Custodio Sabas, violin | Juliet Jopling, viola | Jan Clemens Carlsen, cello The Engegård Quartet saw the light of day

Marco Postinghel, bassoon
The bassoonist Marco Postinghel was born in Bolzano, Italy and studied with the greatest bassoonist of the time, Klaus Thunemann. He completed his education at

Csaba Klenyán, clarinet
Csaba Klenyán was born in 1969 in Vac, Hungary. At the Liszt Academy in Budpaest, he became acquainted with the leading figures in the Hungarian

Johannes Hinterholzer, horn
Horn player Johannes Hinterholzer studied modern horns at the Mozarteum in Salzburg with, among others, Radovan Vlatkovich (participated in Lofoten 2017). He studied older horn

Ivan Zavgorodniy, double bass
Ivan Zavgorodniy was born in 1984 in Odessa, the capital of Ukraine, where he with his unusual talent was allowed to study at a special

Stefan Schilli, oboe
After graduating from the Music Colleges in Trossingen and Karlsruhe, the oboist Stefan Schilli got the position as a solo oboist at the symphony orchestra

Johannes Held, baritone
During the festival in Lofoten in 2019, Johannes Held was as successful as few other singers, and was immediately invited back. He is a graduate
Bjørg Værnes Lewis
Bjørg Værnes Lewis has been a permanent member of the Norwegian quartet Vertavo since it started in 1984, and is thus one of the most
Mode String Quartet
Daniel Goldin, violin | Elisabeth Lund Tomter, violin | Oda Holt Günther, viola | Marcus Michelin, cello Mode String Quartet is a young, Norwegian ensemble.
Zorá Quartet
Haruno Sato, violin | Decopol Kowintaweewat, violin | Zizai Ning, cello | Julian Sawhill, viola The Zorá Quartet is already an experienced young quartet that