Kai Grinde Myrann

Kai Grinde Myrann has in a very short time established himself as one of his generation’s most talented conductors. Already he has conducted all the major Norwegian symphony orchestras and military bands and has been reengaged by them all. He has also conducted Danish orchestras and a number of smaller ensembles and choirs.
  Following his graduation from the Norwegian Academy of Music with a Master’s Degree in conducting in 2013, Myrann immediately assumed the position of assistant conductor with Stavanger Symphony Orchestra and Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, extended by both to the maximum duration of two years. He then held a postgraduate fellowship in conducting at the Arctic University of Norway in Tromsø. Since 2021 he has been part of the Savings Bank Foundation and Talent Norge’s program Opptakt, which promotes young conductors at the highest level.
  Myrann is artistic director for Aksiom, a contemporary music ensemble of nine musicians he co-founded in 2010. Under his leadership it has become a much sought-after ensemble of the Scandinavian contemporary music scene. He also conducts Ensemble Temporum, an ensemble established in 2016 specializing in classical masterpieces of the contemporary music tradition. With Bachelor’s Degrees in composition from the Norwegian Academy of Music and Hochschule für Musik “Hanns Eisler” in Berlin, and with his experience as a conductor, Myrann has become an acclaimed interpreter of contemporary music. His discography consists of a number of releases of contemporary music by the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Trondheim Sinfonietta, Aksiom and Ensemble neoN, among others.