{"id":11038,"date":"2026-03-12T16:02:57","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:02:57","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/oslokammermusikkfestival.no\/?page_id=11038"},"modified":"2026-03-30T13:03:44","modified_gmt":"2026-03-30T13:03:44","slug":"opus13-2","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.wptest.brandstasjonen.no\/en\/opus13-2\/","title":{"rendered":"Opus13"},"content":{"rendered":"
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V\u00e5ren 2025 vant Opus13 f\u00f8rstepris b\u00e5de i Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition og i Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition, og har p\u00e5 kort tid etablert seg som et av de mest spennende unge ensemblene p\u00e5 den internasjonale kammermusikkscenen. Kvartetten ble stiftet i Oslo i 2014 av fire ten\u00e5ringer som \u00f8nsket \u00e5 utforske strykekvartettens verden, og tok navn etter Mendelssohns ungdommelige og lidenskapelige kvartett i a-moll, Op. 13 \u2013 det f\u00f8rste verket de spilte sammen. I dag har de base i b\u00e5de Oslo og Stockholm, og best\u00e5r av de norske fiolinistene Sonoko Miriam Welde og Edvard Erdal, samt Albin Uusij\u00e4rvi p\u00e5 bratsj og Daniel Thorell p\u00e5 cello, begge to fra Sverige.<\/p>

I tillegg til \u00e5 fremf\u00f8re klassiske verk av komponister som Mozart, Bart\u00f3k og Schubert, er Opus13 sterke ambassad\u00f8rer for nordisk musikk, b\u00e5de klassisk og samtidsmusikk. P\u00e5 sine programmer inkluderer de jevnlig verk av Grieg, Stenhammar, Tarrodi, Bystr\u00f6m og Fagerlund. Kvartetten har ogs\u00e5 stor glede av sjangeroverskridende samarbeid, og har opptr\u00e5dt med norske folke- og popul\u00e6rmusikere som Gjermund Larsen Trio, Sissel Kyrkjeb\u00f8 og Sver.<\/p>

De har gjestet en rekke anerkjente festivaler og konsertserier, blant annet Chamber Music Northwest (Oregon), East Neuk Festival (Skottland), International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht (Nederland), Yeulmaru og Yonsei Chamber Music Festivals (S\u00f8r-Korea) og Rusk Festival (Finland). I Norge har de opptr\u00e5dt p\u00e5 de fleste av landets st\u00f8rste kammermusikkfestivaler, fra Bergen og Stavanger til Rosendal, Trondheim og Ris\u00f8r. Opus13 har samarbeidet med ledende musikere som Janine Jansen, Alisa Weilerstein, Tabea Zimmermann, Olli Mustonen, Julian Bliss, Jonathan Biss og Anne Sofie von Otter.<\/p>

Siden oppstarten har kvartetten f\u00e5tt veiledning av Bj\u00f8rg Lewis og Berit Cardas fra Vertavokvartetten. De har ogs\u00e5 f\u00e5tt undervisning av Tim Frederiksen i K\u00f8benhavn. Siden 2025 studerer de hos Oliver Wille (Kuss Quartett) i Hannover. I 2023 mottok kvartetten Norges prestisjetunge Equinors klassiske musikkstipend. Kvartetten er grunnleggere og kunstneriske ledere for Vinterspill p\u00e5 Lillehammer, en \u00e5rlig kammermusikkfestival.<\/p>

De spiller p\u00e5 et enest\u00e5ende sett instrumenter:\u00a0<\/p>

Sonoko Miriam Welde<\/em>, fiolin \u2013 Antonio Stradivari (1736), utl\u00e5nt fra Anders Sveaas\u2019 Almennyttige Fond\u00a0<\/p>

Edvard Erdal,<\/em> fiolin \u2013 Lorenzo Storioni (1790), utl\u00e5nt fra Snefonn AS\u00a0<\/p>

Albin Uusij\u00e4rvi<\/em>, bratsj \u2013 Christophe Landon (2008)\u00a0<\/p>

Daniel Thorell<\/em>, cello \u2013 Giuseppe & Antonio Gagliano (1772), utl\u00e5nt fra J\u00e4rn\u00e5kerfonden<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t

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First Prize winners at both the Wigmore Hall International String Quartet Competition and the Bordeaux International String Quartet Competition in the spring of 2025, Opus13 is rapidly building a reputation on the international chamber music scene. Named after Mendelssohn\u2019s youthful and passionate A Minor Quartet, Op. 13 – the first piece they ever played together – the quartet was formed in Oslo in 2014 by four teenagers eager to dive into the world of string quartets. Now based in both Oslo and Stockholm, Opus13 comprises Norwegian violinists Sonoko Miriam Welde and Edvard Erdal, violist Albin Uusij\u00e4rvi and cellist Daniel Thorell, both from Sweden.<\/p>\n

In addition to performing standard string quartet repertoire by composers such as Mozart, Bart\u00f3k, and Schubert, Opus13 are passionate ambassadors of Nordic classical and contemporary music, frequently programming works by Grieg, Stenhammar, Tarrodi, Bystr\u00f6m, and Fagerlund. They also enjoy genre-crossing collaborations, having performed with Norwegian folk and popular music artists including Gjermund Larsen Trio, Sissel Kyrkjeb\u00f8, and Sver.<\/p>\n

The quartet has appeared at renowned festivals and series including Chamber Music Northwest (Oregon), East Neuk Festival (Scotland), International Chamber Music Festival Utrecht (Netherlands), Yeulmaru and Yonsei Chamber Music Festivals (South Korea), and Rusk Festival (Finland), as well as most of the major chamber festivals in Norway\u2014from Bergen to Stavanger, Rosendal, Trondheim, and Ris\u00f8r.
Opus13 has collaborated with leading musicians such as Janine Jansen, Alisa Weilerstein, Tabea Zimmermann, Olli Mustonen, Julian Bliss, Jonathan Biss, and Anne Sofie von Otter.<\/p>\n

Their musical development has been shaped by ongoing mentorships with Bj\u00f8rg Lewis and Berit Cardas of the Vertavo Quartet, and with Tim Frederiksen in Copenhagen. Beginning in 2025, the quartet studies with Prof. Oliver Wille of the Kuss Quartett in Hannover. In 2023,  Opus13 received Norway\u2019s prestigious Equinor Classical Music Award, joining a distinguished line of previous recipients including Leif Ove Andsnes, Lise Davidsen, and Vilde Frang.
Opus13 are the founders and artistic directors of Vinterspill p\u00e5 Lillehammer, an annual chamber music festival in Lillehammer, Norway.<\/p>\n

The quartet performs on an exceptional set of instruments:<\/p>\n

Sonoko Miriam Welde<\/em>, violin \u2013 Antonio Stradivari (1736), on loan from Anders Sveaas\u2019 Charitable Fund<\/p>\n

Edvard Erdal<\/em>, violin \u2013 Lorenzo Storioni (1790), on loan from Snefonn AS<\/p>\n

Albin Uusij\u00e4rvi<\/em>, viola \u2013 Christophe Landon (2008)<\/p>\n

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