David Strunck

David Friedemann Strunck has been principal oboist of Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra since 2004. He previously held the equivalent position in Bochum Symphony Orchestra. He studied at the music academies in Detmold and Stuttgart with Gernot Schmalfuß and Ingo Goritzki, and sponsors such as The German National Academic Foundation and The Westphalian Economic Foundation awarded him scholarships. In 1999, he received awards at the woodwind competitions in Mannheim and Bayreuth, and in 2002, he won the first prize with his Cambini Wind Quintet at the Mendelssohn-Bartholdy Competition in Berlin. He has performed as soloist with Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Bochum Symphony Orchestra, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, the Trondheim Soloists, Folkwang Chamber Orchestra, and the Cologne Sinfonietta. He has appeared as soloist and chamber musician at the chamber music festivals in Risør, Trondheim and Oslo, as well as at Bergen International Festival, Nordland Music Festival in Bodø, and at the Gloger Festival in Kongsberg. He teaches at the Barratt Due Music Institute in Oslo. Since 2009, he has been the artistic director of Oslo Kammerakademi. The ensemble plays frequently at prestigious festivals both abroad and in Norway, and it runs its own concert series at the Norwegian Opera and Ballet. The releases of Oslo Kammerakademi on LAWO Classics, "Beethoven for Wind Octet" (LWC1036), "Leipzig!" (LWC1058), and "the first beauty" (LWC1093), have received overwhelming reviews.