Henning Kraggerud holding a violin

Henning Kraggerud Violin Masterclass - Friday 11th April

Published: 8th Apr, 2025

RIAM is excited to welcome violinist and composer, Henning Kraggerud, to work with Academy students on Friday, 11th April from 10:00am - 12:00pm in a violin Masterclass in the Whyte Recital Hall.

This event is open to the public.

Norwegian violinist Henning Kraggerud is Artistic Director of the Arctic Philharmonic Chamber Orchestra. His extraordinary reach as an artist is a result of his versatility and passion for music as well as the genuine quality to his playing and beauty of his performances. His teaching and educational writings provide fascinating insights into his multi-faceted approach to music-making, while his composing, arranging, and improvising — frequently bringing his own works into the concert hall — recall the spirit of the old masters such as Josef Suk and Eugène Ysaÿe. Henning’s eminence as a soloist and play-director have led to invitations time and again to many of the world’s most significant orchestras, most recently the Royal Danish Opera Orchestra, Vancouver Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Kammerakademie Neuss, Toronto Symphony, Baltimore Symphony, Danish National Symphony, Tonkünstler Vienna, BBC Scottish Symphony, Tasmanian Symphony, and Macao orchestras. In past seasons, Henning has performed twice at the BBC Proms in London’s Royal Albert Hall as well as with the Los Angeles Philharmonic at the Hollywood Bowl and the Orpheus Chamber Orchestra at Carnegie Hall.

Photo: Robert Romik