Niklas Sivelöv

Niklas Sivelöv, the renowned Swedish pianist, composer and teacher studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm where he made his debut in 1991 as soloist, performing Bartok Second Piano Concerto with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra.

He continued his studies in Helsinki, Bucharest and London and soon attracted attention, for his interpretations and range of repertoire. He won both critical and public acclaim for his piano virtuosity and excellence of compositions.
Because of his gifts as a composer, he can improvise Mozart’s cadenzas with true authority.

Mr. Sivelöv’s repertoire extends from Beethoven to Lutoslawski and Ligeti and in addition, works by a number of contemporary Swedish composers. His performance collaborations with conductors include, among others, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Leif Segerstam, Thomas Dausgaard, Jukka Pekka Saraste, Kees Bakels, Alan Gilbert, Paavo Berglund, and Kazufumi Yamashita.

As chambermusician Niklas has worked together with artists such as Mark Peskanov, Leonid Gorokhov, Martin Fröst, Patrick Gallois, Malena Ernman, Lelo Nika, Trio Aristos, Öystein Baadsvik and many more..

Niklas Sivelöv often creates a sensation for his intense and fiery performances. It occurred in New York City, when he performed with Mark Peskanov and Sophie Shao. The New York Times pointed out the extraordinary nature of the concert, recommending it to the public. The Times also praised his performance of Beethoven’s Trio in E-Flat and his own composition, New York Trio by saying "an energetic finale catching something of the city’s vibrancy in themes that circled through the ensemble, with transformations accruing as each instrument took them up."
Mr. Sivelöv has performed all over the world and given master classes in Spain, Finland, Portugal, Great Britain and the United States. In 1994 he received the Swedish Golden Apple award and the following year was chosen as an Artist in Residence with the Swedish State Broadcasting Company. Later came Prestigious Prizes in International Piano Competitions in Geneva and Cincinnati. In 2007 he was Artist in Residence at Mogens Dahl Institute of Music, Choir and Conducting in Copenhagen.

His many awards include his Naxos recordings, the Diapason d’Or (Berwald’s Piano Concerto), Cannes nomination for best 20th century recording (Eina Englund’s Piano Concerto No.1) and Penguin Record Guide’s highest marks (Piano works by Wilhelm Stenhammar and Wilhelm Peterson-Berger). He has moreover successfully recorded music by Bach, Liszt, Schumann and a CD with Argentinian Piano Music.

His 2 most recent recordings for Caprice with music of Skrjabin and C.M Bellman (Improvisational 1) has both been commercial and artistic successes.

Upcoming recordings include" Das Wohltemperierte Klavier" by J.S Bach, The 3 Schumann Sonatas and "Fire and Ice" with music by Niklas himself.

He was recently appointed Professor of piano at DKDM in Copenhagen as one of the youngest mainprofessors in Europe and his Scandinavian pianoclass includes many of the young Danish talents.