What is Truls Mørk?
'''Truls Mørk''' (born [[Bergen, Norway]], [[25 April]] [[1961]]) is a [[Norway|Norwegian]] [[cello|cellist]]. Mørk’s parents were both professional [[musician]]s. His mother began teaching him the piano when he was seven. He also played the [[violin]], but soon changed to the cello, which his father taught him. When he was 17 Mørk studied with Frans Helmerson, then [[Heinrich Schiff]] and the [[Russia]]n cellist Natalia Schakowskaya. Mørk won many prizes for his cello playing. In 1982 he became the first [[Scandinavia]]n musician to reach the finals of the [[International Tchaikovsky Competition|Tchaikovsky Competition]] in [[Moscow]] and won 6th Prize. In 1989 he started giving concerts in many countries in [[Europe]], then in 1994 the [[United States]] with the [[Oslo Philharmonic]], including debuts at [[Carnegie Hall]] and the [[Kennedy Center]]. He has won prizes for his recordings, especially of [[Bach]]'s Suites for Solo Cello. He loves [[chamber music]] and he started the International Chamber Music Festival of [[Stavanger]]. Mørk is a Professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music, [[Oslo]]. Mørk played a cello made by Domenico Montagnana in [[Venice]] in 1723 for more than 30 years. The cello’s scroll (the bit at the top) was made by [[Stradivarius]]. A Norwegian [[bank]] loaned it to him. The instrument was recently bought by the Dkfm. Angelika Prokopp Privatstiftung, which loans it to cellist Harriet Krigjh ==Other websites== * [http://www.trulsmork.com Official website] {{DEFAULTSORT:Mork, Truls}} [[Category:1961 births]] [[Category:Living people]] [[Category:Cellists]] [[Category:Grammy Award winners]] [[Category:Musicians from Bergen]] [[Category:20th-century musicians]]