David Härenstam

David Härenstam is a highly accomplished musician who completed his Advanced Diploma in music under the guidance of Professor John Mills at the Royal Welsh College of Music and Drama. He has since worked extensively on various CDs, as well as radio and TV recordings. Härenstam has also performed in concerts throughout Europe and Australia, both as a soloist and as part of different ensembles, covering an array of music genres, from Baroque to contemporary art music.

David Härenstam is known for his successful recital programs, captured on the internationally acclaimed CD ’Recital’, that made critics write ’one of the leading guitarists of his generation’ and ’Perfect virtuoso technique without any weaknesses’ or as Classical Guitar Magazine (USA) simply puts it: ’Technical wizardry… wonderfully delivered and hauntingly beautiful”. David combines quick wit and an easy going scene persona with deep understanding and respect for the music.

Härenstam has played with several successful ensembles, including the Sparf/Härenstam Duo with acclaimed violinist Nils-Erik Sparf, with whom he has recorded four CDs and performed over 160 concerts. The Duo Dēlinquō, with solo flutist at the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra Peter Fridholm, focuses on contemporary music, with a CD set to be released in 2019 featuring prominent Swedish composers and music specially written for the duo. He also has a trio with cellist Andreas Brantelid and violinist Nils-Erik Sparf, which focuses on virtuoso music by Paganini.

In addition to his live performances, David has released seven internationally acclaimed recordings and has contributed to numerous recordings with various artists and musicians, including cellist Andreas Brantelid, pianist Bengt Forsberg, actress Stina Ekblad, and singer-songwriter Sophie Moleta (NZ).

In 2018, David toured China, giving concerts and Master Classes, and premiering the Villa-Lobos Guitar Concerto in an arrangement for string quartet in collaboration with the talented Treitler Quartet, as well as touring with a variety of different chamber music ensembles.

Recordings (in selection):

David Härenstam – The Bard (2001)
David Härenstam Band – What Happened in Fremantle? (2004)
Sparf Härenstam Duo – Racconti (2004)
Duo Sparf Härenstam – Spheres (2007)
Henrik Hugo David Härenstam – Fridas visor (2013)
Nils-Erik Sparf/David Härenstam – J.S Bach Violin Sonatas (2013)

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