The Norwegian Radio Orchestra, known as 'the whole land's orchestra,' performs a diverse repertoire from classical to pop, rock, folk, and jazz, and collaborates with internationally acclaimed artists.
Performer Biography
Sanskriti Shrestha, the tabla player, is a Nepalese musician based in Oslo, Norway, who started her musical career at an early age and is known for her impressive technique.
Composer's Artistic Vision
Harpreet Bansal's music, as explored in Parvat, aims to resist traditional musical classifications and encourages a listening experience that focuses on the music itself.
Composer Biography
Harpreet Bansal, the composer and violinist, was born in Oslo to Indian parents and began learning ragas with her father, Guru Harbhajan Singh Bansal, at age two.
Compositional Technique
The music on this album intertwines different musical logics, utilizing formal structures from Indian music with Western orchestration techniques, and Harpreet Bansal's violin playing combines Eastern and Western traditions.
Performer Biography
Harpreet Bansal studied both European classical music at the Norwegian Academy of Music and North Indian classical music under Ustad Ashraf Sharif Khan and Dr. L. Subramaniam.
Performer Biography
Harpreet Bansal's second album, Samaya, was nominated for Spellemannprisen (Norwegian Grammy Awards) in 2018, and her album Movements received the NOPA award in 2021.
