Academic interests
I work with classical musicology and history. The main emphasis is on the 19th century, but I am also interested in current tendencies at the contemporary music scene. I am particularly interested in aesthetic issues in a philosophical perspective, partly with regard to interdisciplinary aspects, partly with regard to analysis, music criticism and performance practice. In my PhD I examined the performance practice of the Austrian conductor Nikolaus Harnoncourt, through three of his recordings. As a postdoc research fellow I work with various issues related to rhythm in works by Franz Schubert.
Background
I am a trained violinist and composer from Barratt Due Music Institute and the Norwegian Academy of Music, with a study stay in Freiburg, Germany. I have a master’s degree in philosophy from the University of Oslo, and a PhD from the Norwegian Academy of Music. Since 2012, I have worked as a freelance music critic, mainly in the weekly newspaper Morgenbladet, but also with publications in international media and radio.