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Henrik Hellstenius
Henrik HellsteniusPhoto: Mette Kaaby

Henrik Hellstenius

Composer | Norwegian | b. 1963

About Henrik Hellstenius

Henrik Hellstenius (b. 1963) studied Musicology at the University of Oslo and then later Composition with Lasse Thoresen at the Norwegian Academy of Music. In 1992–93 he studied with Gérard Grisey at the Paris Conservatoire, as well as computer-assisted composition at IRCAM. Hellstenius's output encompasses a broad range of works: chamber music, orchestral works, operas, instrumental theatre works, music for dance and staged concerts.

His music is frequently performed at concerts and festivals around the world. His opera Sera received the Norwegian Edvard Award in 2000, and has been staged in Oslo and Warsaw. His second opera, Ophelias: Death by Water Singing, was premiered in Oslo in 2005 and staged in Poland, Norway and Germany.

He has been Composer in Residence with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. Henrik Hellstenius is also a Professor of Composition at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo.

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Works by Henrik Hellstenius recorded on LAWO Classics 21

  • As If The Law Is Everything 7 movements Recorded on LWC1229
  • Improvisation I & II 2 movements Recorded on LWC1282
  • Instrument of Speech for Ensemble and Electronics (2016–17) 4 movements Recorded on LWC1244
  • Intro Recorded on LWC1098
  • Places of Sounds and Words for Soprano, Ensemble and Electronics (2014) 7 movements Recorded on LWC1244
  • Scene 1 Recorded on LWC1098
  • Scene 11 Recorded on LWC1098
  • Scene 12 Recorded on LWC1098
  • Scene 13 Recorded on LWC1098
  • Scene 2 Recorded on LWC1098
  • Scene 3 Recorded on LWC1098
  • Scene 4 Recorded on LWC1098
  • Scene 5 Recorded on LWC1098
  • Scene 6 Recorded on LWC1098
  • Scene 7 Recorded on LWC1098
  • Scene 8 Recorded on LWC1098
  • Scene 9 Recorded on LWC1098
  • Scene10 Recorded on LWC1098
  • Still Panic Recorded on LWC1229
  • Unfolded for Piano Trio (2020) Recorded on LWC1244
  • …as the last blow falls… Recorded on LWC1097