eit kunstnarkollektiv beståande av pianistane
Nora Klungresæter og Susanne Xin
education
University of Oslo (2022- )
medicine (profession)
Norwegian Academy of Music (2017 - 2021)
performance (classical piano) and pedagogy
professors: Ellen Ugelvik, Wolfgang Plagge og Jorunn Marie Bratlie
other courses
Borealis Young Composers (2022/2023)
mentor programme
Tekstlab Incubator (2021-2022)
talent programme & artist collective
interviews
Diving deep with Susanne Xin (Borealis, 2023)
Eksperimentell musikk til folket (Periskop, 2023)
KVEN ER MED? KVEN STÅR UTANFOR? (NMH, 2022)
concerts
2023
BIT teatergarasjen (Bergen) - performing Cay Đa
Hardanger musikkfest - Nattasanger for flyktninger
KhiO BA Graduation Runway Show 2023
Gloppen musikkfest - Nattasanger for flyktninger
Toronto - William Doo Auditorium
Boston - Artists For Humanity
Washington, D.C. - River Road Church
Baltimore - NoMüNoMü
Kafe Hærverk, VRANG performing contacting memories
Borealis festival - World premiere of Nattasanger for flyktninger
TBA
2. september
10. june
2. June
2. May
30. April
22. April
19. April
26. Mars
17. Mars
The Way Out is In - music tour in North-America
2022
12. November
12. - 20. November
20. October
16. September
25. & 26. June
14. May
Cây Đa - Glokale stemmer (Tekstlab festival) - Det Gamle Munchmuseet
Collective rites (showing my sound installation)
Cây Đa - Nordic Black Theatre
Barnas Ultima dag - Ultima (Oslo contemporary music) festival
Cây Đa performed at Refugee Week in London - Southbank Centre/Queen Elizabeth Hall
Collective rites: Common ground - a performance at Tøyen torg
2021
5. November
29. October
29. October
21. October
7. June
Susanne Xin performs Cây Đa at Refugee Week 2022's Artists Scratch Showcase presented by Awate, Counterpoints Arts, Southbank Centre and TekstLab (Image courtesy of the MU (Musicians' Union). Refugee Week is the UK’s largest festival celebrating the contributions, creativity and resilience of refugees.
Bikubekveld med Tekstlab Inkubator / Det Norske Teatret
Collective rites - Performance and talk
Cây Đa - Nordic Black Theatre
Cây Đa - Sentralen / Forstanderskapssalen
Graduation concert at Norwegian Academy of Music
selected earlier concerts
2020
2020
2019
2018
2017
2017
2017
2016-2017
2013-2016
2014
2013, 2014 & 2015
Beethoven-maraton - Oslo Cathedral and Vinger Church
Concerts in Bangalore (India), arranged by Norwegian Academy of Music
Nordiske toner - piano tour in Oslo and nearby cities
Kvinnelige klaverkomponister - piano tour in Oslo and nearby cities
Akademisk korforeningens sommerkonsert - Universitetes Aula, performing with Duo Kasus
Oslo Cathedral School Choir Tour - St. Marys Cathedral i Edinburgh, performing with Duo Kasus
Holmboeprisen (Holmboe award ceremony) - Performing with Duo Kasus
Solo and chamber music concerts at Ridehuset, Marmorsalen, Oslo Ladegård with Lørdagsskolen (spezialisation programme for young musicians)
Turist i egen by - The City Counsil, solo and chamber music
Ljom! - Oslo Opera House, performing with Duo Kasus
1. prizes in regional competition and 2. prizes in national competition in the chamber music category with the ensemble Duo Kasus - Karin Hannisdal (cello) and Susanne Xin (piano)
at Ungdommenes musikkmesterskap (Youth Music Competition Norway).
2014: The Opera House
2015: National competition in chamber music for UMM (Youth Music Competition in Norway)
2017: Holmboe Award Ceremony at Oslo Cathedral School
2014: The Opera House
talks
Ultima context: Seminar: Reverserte roller - barn som komponister (2022)
panelist
Å skape biografisk-dokumentarisk kunst (2022)
panelist
Memoarprosjektet: Kunstnarliv av Bjørn Enes (2022)
panelist
Kunst som politikk: Å se seg selv i kunsten - identitet og det personlige (2021)
panelist
CEMPE Talks: Hverdagsrasisme og hvit vestlig, vestlig musikk? (2021)
organizer & initiator
CEMPE Talks: Kjønn - kvalitet - kreativitet (2021)
organizer & initiator
from "to create biographical-documentary art" during the festival Glokale stemmer
workshops
8. - 12. August 2022: Tekstlab SommerJam på Holmlia
Fascilitating art & maker workshop for children between 13 - 15 years at Deichman Holmlia (library)
6. - 7. December 2022 & 6. - 10. December 2021: Impro week for classical pianists
Leading and facilitating improvisation workshops for classical bachelor piano students at Norwegian Academy of Music
publication
Høsten på gården (2021) - piano book for children between 5 - 7 years written with Nora Klungresæter, illustrated by Cora Durmann, and published by Norsk musikkforlag. Arrangements and compositions by VRANG. It consists of a children's book, teacher's guide and recordings. Available in Bokmål and Nynorsk!
