Kondens (Recorder & Organ Duo)

Kondens

Founded: 2014 - Sweden

Kondens consists of My Eklund (recorder) and Lisa Oscarsson (organ). Several works have been dedicated to this ensemble, such as Geist and Ghost, by the Malmö-based composer Daniel Hjorth. Their latest commission "Goldberg 1.5" premiered at the 2016 New Directions festival, where it was also recorded by Swedish Radio P2 Live. Since 2014, this duo has regularly held concerts in Sweden, primarily, but also in Norway. Kondens has been acclaimed by the media for their innovative approach and musicality. The Swedish Culture Council is behind most of their commissions and the Swedish Arts Grants Committee has arranged grants and funding.

Lisa Oscarsson (Organ)

Born: 1980 - Strockholm, Sweden

The Swedish organist, Lisa Oscarsson, was born and raised in Stockholm. She studied Church Music at the Malmö Academy of Music, with, among others, Mattias Wager and also at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, with among others, Stefan Therstam and Tomas Willstedt. In 2005, she graduated and her majors were improvisation, composition and solo organ. In 2006, she was accepted for the Concert Organist Programme at the Piteå School of Music, where she was taught by professor Hans-Ola Ericsson. She also completed a Master’s at the same school. In 2011, she performed her diploma concert at Luleå cathedral.

Lisa Oscarsson works as an organist for the City of Umeå, where she is also in charge of the extensive concert circuit there and performs frequently in Sweden, Germany and Norway. She is the recipient of several grants, such as from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.

My Eklund (Recorder)

Born: 1978 - Sweden

The Swedish recorder player, My Eklund, studied at the Malmö Academy of Music (Bachelor’s degree), at ESAME in Portugal, and graduated (Master’s degree) from the Royal College of Music in 2007.

Today, My Eklund is a progressive freelance musician who leads projects of her own and takes on freelance assignments in Early and Contemporary music, mainly in Sweden, but also throughout Scandinavia and in Europe. She has been involved in several premieres and she is the founder of the ensemble Parkour and the children’s group Spöket och hovmusikanterna (“The Ghost and the Court Musicians”). Her work has been broadcast several times by Swedish Radio P2 LIVE and she has received working grants and project funding by the Swedish Arts Grants Committee, as well as grants, funding and support from the Royal College of Music, RANK, the Swedish Arts Council, the Helge Ax:son Johnsson Foundation, and the Nordic Culture Fund.

Source: Liner notes to the album "Goldberg 1.5" (Footprint Records, 2018); Kondens Blog
Contributed by Aryeh Oron (August 2018)

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Links to other Sites

Kondens (Official Blog) [Swedish]