Norwegian violinist Ludvig Gudim, 26, has officially passed his trial period with the orchestra
Norwegian violinist Ludvig Gudim has been appointed concertmaster of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra following a trial period of a year. He completes the orchestra’s trio of job-sharing concertmasters, alongside Soo-Jin Hong and Christina Åstrand.
Born in Oslo, Norway, Gudim, 26, studied at Norway’s Barratt Due Institute of Music with Stephan Barratt-Due and Henning Kraggerud. In 2013 he began travelling to New York to participate in the Perlman Music Program and subsequently completed his bachelor of music degree at the Juilliard School where he studied with Itzhak Perlman and Li Lin.
Gudim is a laureate of multiple competitions, including the Juilliard Violin Concerto Competition. He won third prize in the 2014 Menuhin Competition Junior Division and second prize in the 2016 Princess Astrid International Violin Competition, as well as the Norwegian Soloist Prize and represented Norway in the Eurovision Young Musicians competition. He is also a keen chamber musician. He plays a 1710 Stradivari violin, generously on loan from the Anders Sveaas Foundation.
On social media on 3 November, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra wrote: ‘Finally the concertmaster trio is complete – Ludvig Gudim passed his trial period today and we’re so very happy and lucky to have him!’
Gudim commented: ‘Today I passed my trial with the Danish National Symphony Orchestra. I of course feel a sense of personal pride with this accomplishment, but the feeling of pride is easily surpassed by the feeling of gratitude. Being part of such a nice group of people that are so devoted to music and friends is overwhelming. I couldn’t be more excited for the future ahead. I am one lucky Norwegian kid.’
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