In 1990 Ole Böhn gave the world premiere of Elliott Carter’s violin concerto with the San Fransisco Symphony Orchestra. He has performed this concerto, which was written for and dedicated to him, with the leading orchestras in Europe and the U.S.A. In 1994 this record won the prestigious Grammy Award in the category Best Contemporary Composition.

Since his debut in 1969, Ole Böhn has performed regularly with orchestras in Europe, the U.S.A. and South America. In 1983 he toured the People’s Republic of China. He has collaborated with conductors such as Moshe Atzmon, Herbert Blomstedt, James Conlon, Lukas Foss, Michael Giehlen, Marek Janowski, Franz Welser-Möst, and Oliver Knussen.

Ole Böhn is professor of violin at the Sydney Conservatory of music. He held the position of concertmaster of the Norwegian National Opera for 34 years. He has previously held a similar position with the Copenhagen Symphony Orchestra, and worked for shorter periods as concertmaster of the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Teatro del Fenice in Venice, Theatro Municipal, Rio de Janeiro, the Residentie Orchestra in Den Haag and the Hamburg State Opera.

In addition to his busy life as a performing musician, Ole Böhn has been artistic coordinator of the summer concerts at the Vigeland Museum in Oslo for 23 years and is now in the same position at the Oslo Museum. He is a Commander of the Order of the Norwegian Artists’ Association and Honorary Member of the Federation of Norwegian Musical Soloists and the Danish Soloist Organisation. In 2005 he was awarded by King Harald V the King’s Order of Merit Medal in Gold.

Ole Böhn uses a violin made by Giovanni Battista Guadagnini in 1766 which was acquired for his use by Nordea Bank of Norway.