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Henning Kraggerud
Person · male · Norway · Oslo · born 1973 · recording since 1999
Norwegian musician
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Also known as ヘニング・クラッゲルード
Timeline
10 events▣ Album 6✦ Award 2◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1970s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Norwegian Violin Favourites
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
· Album
Album: 3 Concerti for Violin and Chamber Orchestra Based on the Sonatas for Violin and Piano
Album
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2020s
Biography
English biography476 words · 6 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1318344654
Biography
Henning Kraggerud (born 23 June 1973) is a Norwegian musician playing violin and viola, and composer.
Career
Kraggerud was born in Oslo. He studied with Camilla Wicks, Emanuel Hurwitz, and Stephan Barratt-Due, before embarking on a career that has brought solo appearances thought Europe, Russia and United States. He made his American debut as a recitalist in 1998 at Carnegie Hall, and has collaborated in recitals and chamber-music performances. A leader-soloist of chamber orchestras and sinfoniettas, Kraggerud is skilled at improvisation, and is an experienced composer, having written music arrangements and his own cadenzas.
His recordings for Naxos include Grieg's Violin Sonatas and Norwegian Favorites for violin and orchestra. A recipient of Norway's prestigious Grieg Prize, Kraggerud was appointed the Bergen International Festival Artist-Residence in 2004. In 2011, Kraggerud took over from Leif Ove Andsnes as co-Artistic Director of the Risør Festival of Chamber Music. From 2012, Kraggerud became Artistic Director of the Tromsø Chamber Orchestra.
Kraggerud performs both on violin and viola at the major international festivals, recent collaborations have included a Szymanowski Focus at Wigmore Hall in London and Zankel Hall in New York City, curated by Piotr Anderszewski, and performances at the Verbier Festival with Joshua Bell, Leonidas Kavakos and Martha Argerich. In 2011 he appeared at the Hong Kong International Chamber Music Festival and the Seoul Spring Festival. He joined colleagues at the Rio International Chamber Music Week in Brazil and the Stavanger International Chamber Music Festival in 2012. Along with Imogen Cooper and Adrian Brendel he appears at LSO St Luke’s in the BBC’s chamber concert series.
Henning Kraggerud plays on a 1744 Guarneri del Gesù.
Honors
2007: «Ole Bull Award», for his work on the music of Ole Bull
2008: Spellemannprisen in the class Classical music, for the album Eugène Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas For Solo Violin
2011: Gammlengprisen in the class Art music
Solo albums
2008: Eugène Ysaÿe: Six Sonatas For Solo Violin (Simax Classics)
As soloist
1997: Grieg: Fiolinsonater Nr. 1-3 (Naxos Music), with Helge Kjekshus (piano)
1999: Bull, Halvorsen, Grieg, Sinding, Svendsen: Norwegian Violin Favourites (Naxos Music), with «Razumovsky Symphony Orchestra», conductor: Bjarte Engeset
2003: Johan Svendsen: String Quartet • String Quintet (cpo), with Oslo String Quartet
2004: Sibelius, Sinding: Violin Concertos (Naxos Music), with Oslo String Quartet
2008: Sinding: Musikk For Fiolin Og Klavér (Naxos Music), with Christian Ihle Hadland
2009: Christian Sinding: Music For Violin And Piano • 1 (Suite Im Alten Stil, Op. 10 • Waltzes, Op. 59) (Naxos Music), with Christian Ihle Hadland
2009: Christian Sinding: Music For Violin And Piano • 2 (Naxos Music), with Christian Ihle Hadland
2011: Mozart: Divertimento In E Flat Major (Naxos Music), with Lars Anders Tomter (viola) & Christoph Richter (cello)
2012: Nordic Violin Favourites (Naxos Music), with «Dalasinfoniettan», conductor: Bjarte Engeset
2016: Mozart: Violin Concertos Nos. 3, 4 and 5 (Naxos Music), with Norwegian Chamber Orchestra
Collaborative works
2012: Last Spring (ATC), with Bugge Wesseltoft
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 26 | 58.1th |
| Genres | 7 | 93th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (7 release groups · 6 studio albums)
Albums · 6
1999 · studio album
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Tracklist · 15 tracks · 59:20
1The Herd-Girl's Sunday2:292Suite im alten Stil, op. 10: I. Presto1:523Suite im alten Stil, op. 10: II. Adagio5:584Suite im alten Stil, op. 10: III. Tempo Giusto5:015La Mélancolie2:196Romance in G major, op. 267:467Norwegian Dance no. 1: Allegro con brio2:528Norwegian Dance no. 2: Allegretto2:319Maiden's Song2:4010The Old Fisherman's Song2:4011Adagio from the Concerto in E minor4:2612Wedding March4:5613I Love Only You1:3914Andante religioso6:5515Last Spring5:162012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 1:14:46
1Six Old Village Songs from Lom in Norway: I. Andante2:132Six Old Village Songs from Lom in Norway: II. Lento0:413Six Old Village Songs from Lom in Norway: III. Allegro moderato0:334Six Old Village Songs from Lom in Norway: IV. Allegretto0:475Six Old Village Songs from Lom in Norway: V. Andante1:436Six Old Village Songs from Lom in Norway: VI. Moderato1:017Suite no. 3 for Violin, Viola and String Orchestra, op. 19: I. Prelude2:338Suite no. 3 for Violin, Viola and String Orchestra, op. 19: II. Pantomim3:419Suite no. 3 for Violin, Viola and String Orchestra, op. 19: III. Vision4:5510Two Sentimental Romances for Violin and Orchestra, op. 28: I. Andantino5:3411Two Sentimental Romances for Violin and Orchestra, op. 28: II. Allegro patetico5:0812Los recuerdos de la Habana7:1413A Mountain Vision7:4514Norwegian Dance no. 34:3215Humoresques for Violin and Orchestra, op. 87: No. 1 in D minor3:1616Humoresques for Violin and Orchestra, op. 87: No. 2 in D major2:2217Humoresques for Violin and Orchestra, op. Humoresques, op. 89: No. 1 in G minor4:0118Humoresques for Violin and Orchestra, op. 89: No. 2 in G minor4:0819Humoresques for Violin and Orchestra, op. 89: No. 3 in E-flat major3:0120Humoresques for Violin and Orchestra, op. 89: No. 4 in G minor3:0921Evening Mood, op. 1206:292012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:12:52
1Blåmann4:582Om kvelden6:123Margit Hjukse3:254Stevtone5:445Hei hu3:576Jeg lagde meg så silde5:587Lilja5:088Last Spring5:539Byssan lull2:5910Den fyrste song3:3811Gjendines bådnlåt5:4812Maria durch ein dornwald ging4:4213Sæterjentens søndag4:5914Improvisation over La Folia2:4415Til ungdommen3:4316Wiegenlied3:043 Concerti for Violin and Chamber Orchestra Based on the Sonatas for Violin and Piano
2013 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:06:19
1Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 8: I. Allegro con brio9:332Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 8: II. Allegretto quasi andantino5:283Violin Sonata No. 1 in F Major, Op. 8: III. Allegro molto vivace7:024Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 13: I. Lento doloroso - Allegro vivace9:125Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 13: II. Allegretto tranquillo6:186Violin Sonata No. 2 in G Major, Op. 13: III. Allegro animato5:417Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 45: I. Allegro molto ed appassionato8:488Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 45: II. Allegretto espressivo alla romanza6:269Violin Sonata No. 3 in C Minor, Op. 45: III. Allegro animato7:512017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:03:33
1Concerto no. 1 in E major: La Primavera, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269: I. Allegro3:272Concerto no. 1 in E major: La Primavera, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269: II. Largo e pianissimo2:503Concerto no. 1 in E major: La Primavera, op. 8 no. 1, RV 269: III. Allegro (Danza pastorale)3:504Preghiera7:345Concerto no. 2 in G minor: L’Estate, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315: I. Allegro non molto – Allegro5:036Concerto no. 2 in G minor: L’Estate, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315: II. Adagio2:477Concerto no. 2 in G minor: L’Estate, op. 8 no. 2, RV 315: III. Presto (Tempo impettuoso d’Estate)2:378Postludium in B-flat minor2:579Concerto no. 3 in F major: L’Autunno, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293: I. Allegro5:1010Concerto no. 3 in F major: L’Autunno, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293: II. Adagio molto2:4411Concerto no. 3 in F major: L’Autunno, op. 8 no. 3, RV 293: III. Allegro (La Caccia)2:5012the last leaf – Magnus in Memoriam9:3913Concerto no. 4 in F minor: L’Inverno, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297: I. Allegro non molto3:0214Concerto no. 4 in F minor: L’Inverno, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297: II. Largo2:1415Concerto no. 4 in F minor: L’Inverno, op. 8 no. 4, RV 297: III. Allegro3:1416Victimae Paschali3:352020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 8 tracks · 1:08:55
1Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo20:582Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61: II. Larghetto8:233Concerto for Violin and Orchestra in D major, op. 61: III. Rondo9:484Mantra–Metamorphosen7:335String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 “Quartetto serioso”: I. Allegro con brio4:436String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 “Quartetto serioso”: II. Allegretto ma non troppo7:407String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 “Quartetto serioso”: III. Allegro assai vivace ma serioso4:458String Quartet no. 11 in F minor, op. 95 “Quartetto serioso”: IV. Larghetto espressivo – Allegretto agitato – Allegro5:05
Album · 1
| Cover | Year | Title | Notes | First release |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | The Essential Henning KraggerudSearch SpotifySearch YouTube MusicTracklist · 29 tracks · 2:21:371Suite no. 3, op. 19 no. 1 for Violin, Viola and String Orchestra: III. Vision: Allegro moderato4:51 2Humoresque no. 5 in E‐flat major, op. 89c3:00 3Waltzes, op. 59: No. 3 in G major1:41 4Melodies of the Heart, op. 5: No. 3, Jeg elsker dig1:38 5Mosaique: IV. Veslemøys sang2:35 6Divertimento in E‐flat major, K563: VI. Allegro6:22 76 Gamle bygdevisur fra Lom, op. 2: No. 2, Lento0:40 8A Visit to the Mountain Pasture: The Herdmaiden’s Sunday2:28 93 Elegische Stücke, op. 106: No. 1, Elegie2:46 10Gammal fabodpsalm fran Dalarna: No. 1 in A major5:33 11Humoresque no. 6 in G minor, op. 89d3:05 12Violin Sonata no. 3 in C minor, op. 45: II. Allegretto espressivo alla Romanza6:13 13Violin Concerto no. 4 in D major, K218: III. Rondeau. Andante grazioso6:21 14Norwegian Dances: Norwegian Dance no. 34:27 154 Morceaux, op. 43: No. 3, Prelude3:59 16La Melancolie2:19 17Romance for Violin & Orchestra, op. 267:30 18Suite no. 3, op. 19 no. 1 for Violin, Viola and String Orchestra: I. Prelude. Adagio2:33 196 Gamle bygdevisur fra Lom, op. 2: No. 4, Allegretto0:46 20Suite for Violin & Orchestra, op. 10 “im alten Stil”: II. Adagio5:58 21Concertante no. 1 in A major, op. 48: II. Larghetto4:56 22Violin Concerto no. 3 in G major, K. 216: II. Adagio7:03 23Romance in E minor, op. 305:00 24Violin Sonata no. 2 in G major, op. 13: III. Allegro animato5:39 25Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: III. Allegro, ma non tanto6:55 26Sonata in A minor for Two Violins, op. posth.: I. Poco lento, maestoso – Allegro fermo11:44 27Violin Concerto, op. 28: III. Allegro moderato6:51 28Abendstimmung, op. 120a6:29 29Divertimento in E‐flat major, K. 563: I. Allegro12:15 | Compilation | 6 June 2025 |
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Henning Kraggerud head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 8 | 49.7th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 6 | 86.1th |
| Awards recorded | 2 | 92.6th |
| Timeline events | 10 | 86.7th |
| Recording span (years) | 26 | 58.1th |
| Genres | 7 | 93th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1998 | Griegprisen | won | |
| 2008 | Spellemannprisen in classical music | won |
Where this record comes from
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https://musicbrainz.org/artist/80584e3f-1342-41f3-9ff5-d6a8abc28fd7core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henning_Kraggerudbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Henning_Kraggerud
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Wikidata: Q5715017 · MusicBrainz: 80584e3f-1342-41f3-9ff5-d6a8abc28fd7
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