Lars anders tomter biography

Lars Anders Tomter, born in Hamar, Norway, is one of the most outstanding violists of our time.

Lars anders tomter biography

He studied violin and viola from the age of eight with Leif Jørgensen, a teacher at the Oslo Conservatory of Music and the Norwegian State Academy. He continued his studies with Max Rostal and Sándor Vegh. He won a special prize for his performance of Bartók’s Viola Concerto at the International Viola Competition in Budapest in 1984 and the Maurice Vieux International Competition in Lille in 1986.

Lars Anders Tomter is the dedicatee of the concertos of composers Ragnar Söderlind, Erkki-Sven Tüür, Rolf Wallin and Anders Eliasson, for which he has given the world premieres.

In 2011 he recorded Vagn Holmboe’s Viola Concerto with the Norrkoping Symphony Orchestra, published on the dacapo label. In 2015 he recorded Poul Ruders Viola Concerto with the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra and in 2017 he performed Egil Hovland’s Viola Concerto with the Oslo Philharmoni