Katrine Gislinge

Pianist Katrine Gislinge is recognised as one of Scandinavia’s most distinguished artists, performing both as a soloist and chamber musician across Europe and the United States. Her interpretations are noted for their vivid sensitivity, where every musical detail finds its meaning and flows into a clear, forward-driving current. Critics have described her playing as entering ‘a musical space of intoxicating sensuality’.

Gislinge’s repertoire spans from Bach to brand-new works, and she has a remarkable ability to infuse her personal, expressive playing with colour and depth, adding fresh dimensions to each style. In recent years, she has become particularly acclaimed as an interpreter of Mozart’s piano concertos. Of her performance of Mozart’s 9th Piano Concerto, Jeunehomme, one reviewer wrote: ‘With Katrine Gislinge at the keys, one experiences not only a masterly interpretation in the technical-virtuoso sense but also the opening of music’s heavenly portal, simply because Gislinge is an inspired pianist.’ Alongside Mozart, Gislinge’s focus extends to the wider classical piano repertoire. In recent years, her programming has expanded to include early 20th-century works by Rachmaninov, Gershwin and others, as well as the very latest contemporary compositions, which have become a natural part of her concerts.

Katrine Gislinge has collaborated with musicians and conductors including Gustavo Dudamel, Gidon Kremer, Augustin Dumay, Jin Wang, Kurt Sanderling and Andreas Brantelid. She has appeared at festivals such as Lockenhaus, Bergen, Trondheim, Cervantino, London and the Festival de Radio France in Montpellier, and performed in major concert halls including Carnegie Hall and the Concertgebouw.