Eivind Ringstad

Principal Viola

Member since 2024

Norwegian viola player Eivind Ringstad (b 1994) enjoys a varied career as soloist, orchestra and chamber musician. He made his breakthrough after winning first prize at Eurovision Young Musicians 2012 in Vienna, and has since been performing as a soloist with orchestras including Oslo Philharmonic, Mozarteum Orchester Salzburg, Lahti Symphony Orchestra and the BBC Symphony Orchestra. He has collaborated with renowned conductors like Miguel Harth-Bedoya, Han-ah Chang and Joshua Weilerstein.

Eivind is a regular in the thriving chamber music scene and has appeared in festivals including the Edinburgh International Festival and Utrecht and Oslo Chamber Music Festivals, performing alongside distinguished musicians including Janine Jansen, Steven Isserlis and Leif Ove Andsnes. Eivind is currently artistic director for Norsjø Chamber Music Festival in Telemark, Norway.

Eivind studied at the Barratt Due Music Institute in Oslo, Norway, with Soon-Mi Chung, where he also took lessons with Henning Kraggerud. In 2016 he was awarded the Borletti Buitoni fellowship award and participated in the BBC New Generation Artist Scheme. Eivind plays the Andrea Guarneri ‘Conte Vitale’ viola dating from 1676, generously on loan from Dextra Musica.