

Theodor Lyngstad Release - March 21th 2025
Theodor Lyngstad
Cello
Theodor Lyngstad, born in 1993, is a Norwegian cellist based in Copenhagen, holding the position of solo cellist in Copenhagen Phil since 2019.
A position he won at the age of 25. He studied, and graduated from the soloist class, at the Royal Danish Academy of Music with Morten Zeuthen as well as Lars Anders Tomter, in Oslo with Torleif Thedéen, and David Geber at the Manhattan School of Music in New York.
Lyngstad’s numerous awards include 1st prize in the Sparre Olsen Competition, the musician of the year at the Youth Music Championship in Oslo in 2011 and most signifi- cantly, the Léonie Sonning Talent Prize.
He has previously been a member of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and is sought after as guest leader in major orchestras across Europe. He plays chamber music regu- larly at festivals and venues throughout Scandinavia and recent chamber music high- lights include performances in halls such as the Berliner Philharmonie and Carnegie Hall.
He has performed as a soloist with orchestras such as Aarhus Symphony Orchestra, Copenhagen Phil and Trondheim Symphony Orchestra.
For the last couple of years Theodor has been teaching at the Copenhagen Phil Orches- tra Academy as well as giving masterclasses in Norway and Denmark.
Theodor plays an 1871 J. B. Vuillaume cello on loan from the Augustinus Foundation. On this recording he plays a Testore cello, owned by the Royal Danish Academy of
Music.