Nicolaj Møller Nielsen
Latest: Nicolaj featured in Danish magazine “Musikeren” (”The Musician”). Read the article online here or download a PDF here.Nicolaj Møller Nielsen is a Danish violist (and on occasion violinist), based in Copenhagen. He has since graduating from the Carl Nielsen Academy of Music in 2004 had a diverse career, including solo recitals, chamber music, orchestral work and studio sessions. Although classically trained, he’s is constantly exploring uncharted territory and seeking new ways of expression. He is a Banff Centre alumnus and in 2008 he commissioned a large scale work for solo violin from American composer Jenny Olivia Johnson. In 2009 he also began playing the viola.
Having recovered from a near career ending shoulder injury, Nicolaj is an active proponent for the prevention of performance related injurys, both as a writer and lecturer and in working with the medical community to promote more research on the subject. As a speaker on the subject he has appeared at the Banff Centre (with Canadian physiotherapist Hugh Simson) and The Royal Danish Academy of Music as well as numerous other places.
Nicolaj has received grants and awards from all the leading Danish cultural foundations, including the Augustinus Foundation and “Knud Højgaards Fond”. He plays a gorgeous modern instrument build by Pierre Dalphin in 1984.
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