THE ARTISTS

Christina Sönstevold studied modern flute and piano at the College of Music in Gothenburg. She combined her studies of the flute and conducting in Marseille and thereafter in Paris, France. Back in Sweden she performs regularly with several orchestras and ensembles, accompanies her husband on the piano and teaches.


Knut Sönstevold studied the bassoon, music composition and theory at the Hochschule für Musik und darstellende Kunst in Vienna and Instituut voor ­Sonologie in Utrecht, Holland. Former the principal bassoonist in the Swedish Radio Symphonic Orchestra, and simultaneously concerning himself with contemporary music, both as an instrumentalist and composer, he’s now of great demand as a soloist and also dedicates much of his time to the historic bassoon. Since 1997 Knut is professor at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm.

Suzanne persson began playing the lute in the early 80s after finishing a degree in classical guitar. In 1986 she completed a Master of Arts at the Aaron Copland School of Music, Queens College, New York, and in the late 90s she continued her studies in Baroque music at the College of Music, Malmö. Suzanne, lutenist and repetiteur, is a member of many ensembles and plays most historical plucked instruments. She has performed in more than 20 countries.

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