Bjarne Fiskum

Bjarne Ivar Fiskum
Bjarne Ivar Fiskum
	Bjarne Fiskum with Nils Aas' sculpture that is awarded by "Nord-Trøndelag fylkes kulturpris".
Background information
Born	27 August 1939; Harran
Origin	Norway
Died	30 August 2021 (aged 82)
Genres	Classical
Occupation(s)	Musician and composer
Instrument	Violin

Bjarne Ivar Fiskum (27 August 1939, Harran – 30 August 2021) was a Norwegian violinist, conductor and pedagogue.

Career

After finishing his musical studies in Oslo, Stockholm, Vienna and Copenhagen, Fiskum was employed as violinist by Oslo Filharmoniske Orkester in 1960. There he made his debut as a soloist in 1965 and was 2nd concertmaster (1965–73). He established Det Norske Kammerorkester in 1977, and later became concertmaster for Trondheim Symphony Orchestra (1977–84). He was employed as Professor at Department of Music at the Trondheim Musikkonservatorium (1983–). Fiskum was also a teacher at the Heimdal Upper Secondary School for a while, and played within Hindarkvartetten and Trondheim Trio.^[2]^[3]

He founded the Trondheim Soloists in 1988, and was artistic director for them until 2001.^[4]

Bjarne Fiskum was son of the orchestra leader Ottar Fiskum.^[2]^[3]

2000: Franck, Valen, Palmar Johansen, Bjørklund (Sonor Records), together with Jørgen Larsen (piano) reciting the music of César Franck, Fartein Valen, Bertil Palmar Johansen & Terje Bjørklund.
2000: On A Spring String (Hemera Music), with Bertil Palmar Johansen (conductor) & "Trondheim Unge Strykere"^[5]

^ "Bjarne Fiskum er død" [Bjarne Fiskum is dead]. NRK (in Norwegian). 1 September 2021. Retrieved 3 December 2021.
^ ^a ^b "Bjarne Fiskum". Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
^ ^a ^b ^c "Bjarne Fiskum Biography". Collegium Musicum. Archived from the original on 20 June 2013. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
^ "Who we are". TrondheimSolistene.no. Archived from the original on 28 April 2017. Retrieved 16 June 2013.
^ "Bjarne Fiskum Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 16 June 2013.