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Vilde Frang
Person · female · Norway · Oslo · born 1986 · recording since 2010
Norwegian classical violinist
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Also known as 薇尔德·弗朗
Timeline
19 events▣ Album 9✦ Award 8◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1980s
2000s
2010s
· Debut release
Debut release: Sibelius: Violin Concerto / Humoresques / Prokofiev: Violin Concerto no. 1
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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· Album
Album: Sibelius: Violin Concerto / Humoresques / Prokofiev: Violin Concerto no. 1
Album
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2020s
Biography
English biography395 words · 3 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1372109721
Biography
Vilde Frang Bjærke (born 19 August 1986) is a Norwegian classical violinist.
Early life and education
Born in Oslo, Norway, Frang began playing the violin by the Suzuki method at the age of four. She grew up in a musical family with both her father and her sister playing the double bass. In the years 1993–2002 she studied with Stephan Barratt-Due, Alf Richard Kraggerud and Henning Kraggerud at the Barratt Due Institute of Music in Oslo.
Frang made her soloist debut at the age of ten with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra. In 1998 she was introduced to Anne-Sophie Mutter, who became her mentor and later appointed her a scholarship holder in the Anne-Sophie Mutter Foundation. She was aged twelve in 1999 when Mariss Jansons engaged her as a soloist with the Oslo Philharmonic.
From 2003 to 2009 Frang continued her studies in Germany, with Kolja Blacher at Hochschule für Musik und Theater Hamburg and Ana Chumachenco at the Kronberg Academy. Frang received a 2007 Borletti-Buitoni Trust Fellowship and also had lessons with Mitsuko Uchida in London.
Career
In 2007, Frang's debut with the London Philharmonic Orchestra in their Eastbourne series led to a re-engagement in the following season, under Vladimir Jurowski at the Royal Festival Hall. In 2008, Vilde Frang signed exclusively to EMI Classics (now Warner Classics). Her debut album was released in 2009 and received high praise from critics and audiences alike, and she was named EMI Classics' Young Artist of the Year 2010. Her recordings for EMI / Warner Classics have received numerous awards including a Classical BRIT, Deutsche Schallplattenpreis twice, four ECHO Klassik Awards, two Edisson Klassiek Awards, Diapason d'Or and two Gramophone Awards.
Winner of the 2012 Credit Suisse Young Artist Award, Frang performed the Sibelius violin concerto with the Vienna Philharmonic under Bernard Haitink at the Lucerne Festival. In 2013 she made her London Proms debut, playing the Bruch Violin Concerto with the BBC Philharmonic under John Storgards at the Royal Albert Hall. In 2016, Frang performed the Mendelssohn Violin Concerto with the Berlin Philharmonic under Simon Rattle as part of their Europe Concert in Røros, Norway.
Frang has held a part-time professorship (professor II) at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo since 2013. Until 2021 she has played an 1864 Jean-Baptiste Vuillaume violin. Since then she has performed on the 1734 'Rode' Guarneri 'del Gesù' violin, on loan from the Stretton Society.
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 | 20 | 81.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 9 | 98.7th |
| Timeline events | 19 | 93.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 14 | 33.6th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (9 release groups · 9 studio albums)
Albums · 9
Sibelius: Violin Concerto / Humoresques / Prokofiev: Violin Concerto no. 1
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:03:59
1Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: I. Allegro moderato16:212Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: II. Adagio di molto8:223Violin Concerto in D minor, op. 47: III. Allegro, ma non tanto7:244Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 19: I. Andantino10:075Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 19: II. Scherzo. Vivacissimo3:526Violin Concerto no. 1 in D major, op. 19: III. Moderato. Andante8:107Humoresque no. 1, op. 87: no. 1 in D minor3:438Humoresque no. 2, op. 87: no. 2 in D major2:109Humoresque no. 5 in E-flat, op. 89 no. 33:50Cello Sonata / Piano Trio / Grand Duo
2010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:08:42
1Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 65: I. Allegro moderato11:032Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 65: II. Moderato5:043Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 65: III. Largo3:584Cello Sonata in G minor, op. 65: IV. Finale: Allegro6:485Piano Trio in G minor, op. 8: I. Allegro con fuoco8:236Piano Trio in G minor, op. 8: II. Scherzo: Con moto ma non troppo7:367Piano Trio in G minor, op. 8: III. Adagio sostenuto6:088Piano Trio in G minor, op. 8: IV. Finale: Allegretto6:289Grand Duo concertant in E on Themes from Meyerbeer’s Robert le Diable13:142011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 10 tracks · 1:18:50
1Violin Sonata no.1 In F, op. 8: I. Allegro con brio9:252Violin Sonata no.1 In F, op. 8: II. Allegretto quasi andantino5:243Violin Sonata no.1 In F, op. 8: III. Allegro molto vivace7:154Sonata for Solo Violin: I. Tempo di ciaccona9:265Sonata for Solo Violin: II. Fuga - Risoluto, non troppo vivo5:016Sonata for Solo Violin: III. Melodia - Adagio7:157Sonata for Solo Violin: IV. Presto5:368Violin Sonata in E-flat, op. 18: I. Allegro, ma non troppo11:429Violin Sonata in E-flat, op. 18: II. Improvisation (Andante cantabile)8:1310Violin Sonata in E-flat, op. 18: III. Finale (Andante – Allegro)9:33Violin Concertos 1 & 5 / Sinfonia Concertante
2015 · studio album
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Tracklist · 9 tracks · 1:16:59
1Violin Concerto no. 1 in B-flat, K207: I. Allegro moderato6:372Violin Concerto no. 1 in B-flat, K207: II. Adagio7:173Violin Concerto no. 1 in B-flat, K207: III. Presto5:294Violin Concerto no. 5 in A, K219: I. Allegro aperto9:435Violin Concerto no. 5 in A, K219: II. Adagio9:496Violin Concerto no. 5 in A, K219: III. Rondeau: Tempo di menuetto8:377Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat, K364: I. Allegro maestoso12:468Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat, K364: II. Andante10:479Sinfonia Concertante in E-flat, K364: III. Presto5:542017 · studio album
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Tracklist · 17 tracks · 54:43
1La capricciosa2:532Myrthen: No. 1. Widmung2:373"Obertass" Mazurka, op. 19 no. 12:164Orfeo ed Euridice: Melodie: Dance of the Blessed Spirits2:575Rosamunde: Ballet music3:306Tango3:057La plus que lente4:378Caprice in E-flat (Alla saltarella)2:059Étude, op. 8 no. 102:1010Rondino on a Theme by Beethoven2:4111Gypsy Caprice5:0412Slavonic Dance in E minor, op. 46 no. 24:1813Romeo and Juliet: Masks2:0514Song Without Words, op. 62 no. 12:3915Suite española no. 1: No. 3. Sevilla4:3216Estrellita (My Little Star), Mexican Serenade3:1617Calabrese, op. 34 no. 63:58Veress: String Trio / Bartók: Piano Quintet
2019 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 1:01:44
1String Trio: I. Andante10:382String Trio: II. Allegro molto8:493Piano Quintet in C major, Sz. 23: I. Andante12:164Piano Quintet in C major, Sz. 23: II. Vivace. Scherzando9:345Piano Quintet in C major, Sz. 23: III. Adagio12:006Piano Quintet in C major, Sz. 23: IV. Poco a poco più vivace8:272020 · studio album
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Tracklist · 26 tracks · 1:02:03
1An die ferne Geliebte, op. 98: I. "Auf dem Hügel sitz ich spähend"2:382An die ferne Geliebte, op. 98: II. "Wo die Berge so blau"1:423An die ferne Geliebte, op. 98: III. "Leichte Segler in den Höhen"1:384An die ferne Geliebte, op. 98: IV. "Diese Wolken in den Höhen"0:575An die ferne Geliebte, op. 98: V. "Es kehret der Maien"2:366An die ferne Geliebte, op. 98: VI. "Nimm sie hin denn, diese Lieder"3:517Adelaide, op. 465:258Sehnsucht, WoO 134: I. Andante poco agitato0:559Sehnsucht, WoO 134: II. Poco andante0:5910Sehnsucht, WoO 134: III. Poco adagio1:3211Sehnsucht, WoO 134: IV. Assai adagio1:38126 Gesänge, op. 75: III. Aus Goethes Faust1:5513Zärtliche Liebe, WoO 1232:0314"In questa tomba oscura", WoO 1333:09158 Lieder, op. 52: IV. Maigesang (Mailied)1:5516Andenken, WoO 1362:2417Resignation, WoO 1492:331812 Irish Songs, WoO 154: IV. The Pulse of an Irishman2:111912 Irish Songs, WoO 154: V. "Oh! Who, my dear Dermot"2:22207 British Songs, WoO 158b: VI."O Mary, ye's be clad in silk"1:482126 Welsh Songs, WoO 155: No. 25, The Parting Kiss3:072225 Scottish Songs, op. 108: No. 8, The Lovely Lass of Inverness3:152325 Irish Songs, WoO 152: No. 1, The Return to Ulster5:342425 Irish Songs, WoO 152: No. 8, "Come draw we round a cheerful ring"1:242525 Scottish Songs, op. 108: No. 2, Sunset2:37268 Lieder, op. 52: No. 7, Marmotte1:552022 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:05:07
1Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61: I. Allegro ma non troppo24:502Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61: II. Larghetto –9:163Violin Concerto in D major, op. 61: III. Rondo: Allegro9:194Violin Concerto in D major: I. Toccata5:225Violin Concerto in D major: II. Aria I4:316Violin Concerto in D major: III. Aria II5:567Violin Concerto in D major: IV. Capriccio5:532024 · studio album
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Tracklist · 5 tracks · 55:18
1Violin Concerto in B Minor, op. 61: I. Allegro17:462Violin Concerto in B Minor, op. 61: II. Andante11:473Violin Concerto in B Minor, op. 61: III. Allegro molto19:334Carissima (Version for Violin and Piano)3:395The Gardens at Eastwell “A Late Summer Impression” (Arr. Soudoplatoff for Violin and Strings)2:33
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Vilde Frang head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 20 | 81.1th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 9 | 81.7th |
| Studio albums | 9 | 90th |
| Awards recorded | 9 | 98.7th |
| Timeline events | 19 | 93.4th |
| Recording span (years) | 14 | 33.6th |
| Genres | 3 | 80.4th |
Awards & honours
| Year | Award | Category | Result |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | The Prince Eugen Culture Prize | won | |
| 2009 | Spellemannprisen in classical music | won | |
| 2009 | The Norwegian soloist award | won | |
| 2011 | Echo Klassik | won | |
| 2017 | Spellemannprisen in classical music | won | |
| 2022 | Spellemannprisen in classical music | won | |
| 2024 | Spellemann Awards for best international success of the year | won | |
| 2025 | Anders Jahre's Art and Culture Prize | won | |
| — | Classic Brit Awards | won |
Line-up
| Name | From | To | Role |
|---|---|---|---|
| Mutter’s Virtuosi(band) | — | present | violin |
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Vilde_frang_wikipedia.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/79bf9915-6328-4813-8ecb-d7fec7da0272discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/79bf9915-6328-4813-8ecb-d7fec7da0272core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q291627genre—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q291627seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilde_Frangbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vilde_Frang
Why this artist is in the database
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Wikidata: Q291627 · MusicBrainz: 79bf9915-6328-4813-8ecb-d7fec7da0272
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