Kristine Tjøgersen

About Kristine Tjøgersen

The compositional practice of Kristine Tjøgersen (b. 1982) is characterized by curiosity, imagination, humour and precision. Through her work, she creates unexpected auditory situations through playing with tradition. Nature in motion and process is often reflected in her works, and collaboration with researchers and biologists is for her a source of new sound and scenic ideas that allow her to incorporate organic forms into the music. Her music is developed in support of the notion that astonishment lies wherever one is willing to look. 

As Tjøgersen puts it, “By giving nature a voice in the concert hall, I want the audience to get to know valuable forms of life, and to raise awareness of what can be lost if humans continue to change nature.”

Tjøgersen received her Master’s degree in clarinet from the Norwegian Academy of Music, and a Master’s in composition from Anton Bruckner Universität in Linz, Austria, where she studied with Carola Bauckholt.

Her works have been performed by many of the leading ensembles and orchestras in Europe, and she has received several prizes, such as the International Rostrum of Composers and Composer Prize from the Ernst von Siemens Musikstiftung.