Vilde Frang Bjærke, violinist

clipped from www.vildefrang.com clipped from www.vildefrang.com Since she was engaged by Mariss Jansons to debut with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of twelve, Vilde Frang has established a reputation as one of the leading young soloists to emerge from Scandinavia in recent years. Born in Norway in 1986, Vilde has studied at the Barratt Due Music Institute in Oslo and with Kolja Blacher at the Musikhochschule Hamburg. She currently attends the Kronberg Academy. clipped from www.vildefrang.com clipped from www.youtube.com EMI Classics is pleased to announce the signing of Norwegian violinist Vilde Frang. Her first recording features the Sibelius Violin Concerto and three Humoresques and Prokofievs Violin Concerto No. 1, recorded live with the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln and conductor Thomas Søndergård clipped from www.vildefrang.com What makes this recording so special is not so much Frang's seductive, sinewy yet voluptuous tone, nor her effortless technical mastery; it is her startling emotional sincerity and inspired musical imagination that rivet the attention