Award winning cellist, Amalie Stalheim born in Bergen 1993 has appeard as soloist with orchestras including Gulbenkian Orchestra, Oslo Philharmonic, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Ankara Presidential Symphony Orchestra, Antalya Symphony Orchestra, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Radio Orchestra among others.

Highlights in season 24/25 includes solo performances with Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Arctic Philharmonic orchestra, Riga Sinonietta, Antalya Symphony Orhcestra, Jönköping Sinfonietta, Gothenburg Symphony orchestra, Nordic Chamber orchestra, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra.

In addition to performing the traditional cello concertos, Amalie is frequently playing and commissioning new written music from the 21st century. She has collaborated with some of the greatest composers of today, such as Kaija Saariaho, Lisa Streich, Missy Mazzoli, Britta Byström, Anders Hillborg, Vasco Mendonca, Daniel Kidane, Anna Berg, Tebogo Monnakgotla, Jo Dacid Meyer, Marcus Paus, Lasse Thoresen, Jostein Stalheim.

Amalie is the winner of the Norwegian Soloist Prize, the Swedish Soloist Prize, Ljunggren competion. She was named BBC Music Magazine “Rising Star” and awarded the Nicholas A Firmenich Prize in Verbier Festival.

Stalheim is the founder of mentoring program “Classical link” in collaboration with Bergen International Festival where young musicians collaborate with, and premiere new written music, by young composers.

During the season 2018-2020, Amalie Stalheim was “Artist in Residence” at the Swedish Radio Classical Music Channel P2.

Stalhiem plays on a cello built by F. Ruggieri (1687), generously lent to her by anders Sveaas Almennyttige Fond.