Sara Övinge

Violinist Sara Övinge, born in Sweden, had her first appearance as soloist with Norrköping Symphony Orchestra at the age of 9. Aged 16, she attended the Royal College of Music in Stockholm with further studies in Oslo as well as London. Sara has appeared as soloist in various European countries and received numerous grants, awards and prizes. In 2009, she won Concert Norway's INTRO Classical competition and in Sweden’s biggest music competition - the Swedish Soloist Prize she won the Listeners prize. This all led to engagements with three of the major Norwegian symphony orchestras as well as Swedish top rate symphony orchestras. Sara was appointed Associate Concertmaster at the Norwegian National Opera Ballet in 2014, a position she left to fulfill her passion for an eclectic range of performance and music making. Sara is a steady musician in the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Oslo Sinfonietta and Cikada. Sara's album "Patientia" with music by Kjetil Bjerkestrand and Philip Glass is out now! Artist photos: Anna-Julia Granberg / BLUNDERBUSS