Oda Voltersvik
Pianist Oda Voltersvik has performed at important international venues including “Palermo Classica” International Festival, the 1st International Folk Music Festival in Beijing, Carnegie Hall, Wigmore Hall, St Martin in the Fields, St James`s Piccadilly, Regent Hall, Leipzig Town Hall, and concert societies throughout London and UK, such as Powderham Castle ‘New Generation Artist Series’.
Her concert engagements in Norway include annual recitals for a week as Artist in Residence at Edvard Grieg museum (2014- 2018), concert series in Kabuso Concert Hall, Lofoten Cathedral, Stavanger Cathedral, the Grieg Hall, and several music societies throughout Norway.
She has also taken part the International Grieg in Bergen Series with solo performances and chamber music since 2010. She has performed concertos twice with the Norwegian–Polish Youth Orchestra and with the Sinfonietta of Athens.
She is a 1st prize winner of the Bradshaw&Buono International Piano Competition (Volt&Potenza duo), and a finalist of the London Intercollegiate Jaques Samuels Competition (Wigmore Hall, 2016). She has recorded a duo CD “Khoreia” for the Velut Luna Label as a member the Volt&Potenza Duo.
Oda is also project leader of the Volt Ensemble (since 2015), with a recent concert tour named “MiM5” supported by the Norwegian Arts Council among others. She holds a Master in Performance from Royal College of Music London (prof. Niel Immelman & prof. Andrew Ball) and an Artist Diploma from Trinity Laban (prof. Gabriele Baldocci) with distinction.
From 2006 to 2014, Oda has participated in the annual masterclasses of the Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra’s Piano Festival and Summer Academy, and played for renown musicians such as Menahem Pressler, Marios Papadopoulos, Gary Graffmann and Vladimir Krainev.
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“A pianist with great sensitivity and lovely tone “
Marios Papadopoulos, Director of Oxford Philharmonic Orchestra
“Oda is an excellent pianist and musician”
Niel Immelman, Piano Professor Royal College of Music
“A musician with a wonderful control of the instrument and innate sense of the music.”
Gabriele Baldocci, Pianist and Professor. Trinity Laban Conservatoire of Music and Dance