Rolf Borch (b. 1975) is born and raised in Bergen. His first clarinet teacher was Mogens Leikvoll and he later went on to study at the Norwegian Academy of Music with Hans Christian Bræin. In addition to mastering a broad classical repertoire, Borch has a strong commitment to contemporary music. This has resulted in well over 100 premier performances of works from Norway and abroad. The list of composers with whom he has collaborated is extensive, including such prominent figures…
Rolf Borch (b. 1975) is born and raised in Bergen. His first clarinet teacher was Mogens Leikvoll and he later went on to study at the Norwegian Academy of Music with Hans Christian Bræin. In addition to mastering a broad classical repertoire, Borch has a strong commitment to contemporary music. This has resulted in well over 100 premier performances of works from Norway and abroad. The list of composers with whom he has collaborated is extensive, including such prominent figures as Helmut Lachenmann, Brian Ferneyhough, Helmut Oehring, Carola Bauckholt, Laurence Crane and Bent Sørensen. The many Norwegian composers on this list include Magne Hegdal, Sven Lyder Kahrs, Jon Øivind Ness, Mark Adderley, Eivind Buene and Ørjan Matre. Borch is a noted soloist and has performed with several Norwegian orchestras and ensembles, as well as at European concerts and festivals. His first solo-CD, "Step Inside", was very well recieved by the critics, and was also nominated for the Norwegian Grammy Award. In 2008 he received the prestigious Young Lindeman Award. Rolf Borch is a regular member of the chamber ensemble Cikada and just finished as Artistic Reseach Fellow at the Norwegian Academy of Music. As of fall of 2014 he’s an associate professor in the Department of Music at the Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø. July 2015