Niklas Sivelov

About Niklas Sivelov

”The Renoir of the piano”
”One of our times most interesting pianists”
Born in Skelleftea in Northern Sweden. Pianist, composer, improvisor and Professor at the Royal Danish Cons. ’His marvellous touch and perfect control of the dynamics were remarkable. With emotional involvement he led us far around in the spectre of emotions in the concerto from the elegantly playful to the explosive forceful cascades and dramatic passages, from the intense poetic and dreamlike to the happy and bubbly’.

The above quote from the Danish newspaper Jyllandsposten sums up Niklas Sivelöv’s musicianship . He is a renowned Swedish pianist with a brilliant technique and has, with his background as composer, a profound understanding of music. His repertoire extends from Beethoven to Lutoslawski, including a number of contemporary Swedish composers. Niklas Sivelöv made his soloist debut with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic performing the Bartok Second Piano Concerto in 1991. His performance collaborations with conductors include, among others, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Leif Segerstam, Thomas Dausgaard, Jukka Pekka Saraste, Kees Bakels, Alan Gilbert, Paavo Berglund and Kazufumi Yamashita. He has performed with the leading orchestras in Scandinavia, Tonhalle Zurich, Suisse Romande and orchestras all over Europe.



Niklas Sivelöv is a dedicated chamber m