Terje Mikkelsen
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Born6 April 1957
Drøbak, Norway
OccupationMusical conductor
Yearsactive1984–present
Terje Wik Mikkelsen | |
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| Born | 6 April 1957 Drøbak, Norway |
| Occupation | Musical conductor |
| Years active | 1984–present |
| Website | http://www.terjemikkelsen.com |
Terje Wik Mikkelsen (born 6 April 1957 in Drøbak, south of Oslo) is an acknowledged Norwegian conductor with his main career in Europe and Asia.[1]
He graduated from the Norwegian Academy of Music, and later studied orchestral conducting with Professor Jorma Panula at Sibelius Academy in Helsinki where he got his diploma. From 1984 to 1991 he studied with Mariss Jansons in Oslo and St. Petersburg.[2] In 2001 he was appointed visiting professor with the college of music of the Mahidol University in Bangkok. Since 2021 Mikkelsen has regularly conducted The Presidential Symphony Orchestra in Ankara.
- Ukrainian State Symphony Orchestra, Chief Conductor (1993-1994)
- Lithuanian State Symphony Orchestra, Principal Guest Conductor (1989-1993)
- Latvian National Symphony Orchestra, Chief Conductor (1997-2001), Principal Guest Conductor (2001–05)
- Thuringen Philharmonie Gotha-Suhl, GDM and Chief Conductor (1999-2003)
- Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, Principal Conductor (2006-2009)
- Tchaikovsky Symphony Orchestra Moscow Radio, Principal Guest Conductor (2009-2012)
