Helge Slaatto (born 1952, in Oslo) is a professor of violin at the Music Academy of the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster.
Life He studied with Maria Lidka, Sándor Végh, and Dorothy Delay and worked as concertmaster with the Odense Symphony Orchestra and Athelas ensemble Copenhagen. He is a performer of contemporary music and performs as a soloist at, among others, the King ensemble London, Koechlin ensemble, Randers Kammerorkester Denmark, the Bergen Festival and the Cantiere Internazionale d'Arte Montepulciano.naxos.com He leads master classes in Germany, Greece, Denmark and Portugal. 2008-2010 he was the Dean of the college of music at the Westphalian Wilhelms University in Münster.
Discography Helge Slaatto has produced the following CDs: Year Title Content Label Comments 2005 Together Hans Vogt Sonatina for violin and double bass Isang Yun Together Erhan Sanri Vier Vertonungen visueller Gedichte und einer visuellen Phantasie Heinrich Ignaz Franz Biber Sonata Violino Solo representativa Niels Viggo Bentzon Duo Concertante op. 531 AMBITUS with Frank Reinecke (double bass) 2009 Plainsound Glissando Modulation Wolfgang von Schweinitz: Raga in just intonation for violin and double bass, op. 49 NEOS with Frank Reinecke (double bass) 2009 Dew Sparrows Breath Sven Lyder Kahrs - Dew Sparrows Breath AURORA Performers: Anton Lukoszevieze (cello), Ensemble recherche, Frank Reinecke (double bass) 2010 songlines Nikolaus Brass: songlines NEOS with Frank Reinecke (double bass)
Students Suyoen Kim, Antoine Morales
References
External links Official site of Helge Slaatto and Frank Reinecke Profil at the Westfälischen Wilhelms-Universität Münster
at Allmusic Helge Slaatto on Meisterkurse.com