Eivind Gullberg Jensen
(c) Mat Hennek
Norwegian conductor Eivind Gullberg Jensen, 49, will become principal conductor of the North Netherlands Orchestra starting in the 2022-2023 season. By choosing Gullberg Jensen, the orchestra aims for an all-round top conductor – an inspirer and developer – with whom it wants to appeal to a new audience. In his hometown of Bergen (NW), he is artistic and general director of the National Opera. As chief conductor of the NNO he is the successor of the British-American Stefan Asbury.
Eivind Gullberg Jensen studied conducting in Stockholm with Jorma Panula, and in Vienna with Leopold Hager. Previously, he studied violin and musical theory in Trondheim, Norway.
