Amalie Stalheim
Biography Amalie Stalheim
Amalie Stalheim
Born in Bergen in 1993, Amalie Stalheim is recognized as one of Scandinavia’s most exciting and versatile cellists. She has captivated audiences as a soloist with leading orchestras across Europe and beyond, including the Gulbenkian Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Ankara Presidential Symphony Orchestra, Antalya Symphony Orchestra, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, and the Swedish Radio Orchestra, among many others.
Upcoming highlights in the 2024/25 season include solo performances with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra, Sinfonietta Riga, Antalya Symphony Orchestra, Jönköping Sinfonietta, Nordic Chamber Orchestra, and Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra.
While celebrated for her interpretations of the great classical cello concertos, Stalheim is equally dedicated to contemporary music. Passionate about expanding the cello repertoire, she actively commissions and performs new works by leading composers of our time, including Kaija Saariaho, Lisa Streich, Missy Mazzoli, Britta Byström, Anders Hillborg, Vasco Mendonça, Daniel Kidane, Anna Berg, Tebogo Monnakgotla, Jo David Meyer, Marcus Paus, Lasse Thoresen, and Jostein Stalheim.
Stalheim has been recognized with numerous prestigious awards, including the Norwegian Soloist Prize (2021), the Swedish Soloist Prize (2018), and the Ljunggren Competition (2015). She was named a “Rising Star” by BBC Music Magazine (2022) and received the Nicholas A. Firmenich Prize at the Verbier Festival (2015).
Beyond the concert stage, Stalheim is deeply committed to supporting the next generation of musicians. She is the founder of the mentoring program Classical Link, in collaboration with the Bergen International Festival, where young musicians work closely with emerging composers to premiere new works.
From the autumn 2025, Amalie Stalheim is Artist in Residence at the Malmö Academy of Music.
From 2026-2028 she will be the Artist in Residence with Musica Vitae orchestra in Sweden.
Previously, from 2018 to 2020, she was Artist in Residence at the Swedish Radio’s classical music channel P2.
Amalie Stalheim is currently playing a GB Guadagnini 1783 cello, generously lent to her by Dextra Musica in Norway. The cello was previously owned and played by M. Rostropovich.
