Khac Uyen Nguyen
Vietnam/ Norway (conductor)

Khac-Uyen is a Vietnamese born Norwegian, born to a musical family in Hanoi. He began to play the violin from the age of 5, after moving to Norway with the family as political refugees. Khac-Uyen studied the violin and composition at the Norwegian State Academy of Music (Oslo) and took the Bachelor of Music Degree there. He then spent 2 years from 1995 until 1997 at the Guildhall School of Music and Drama (London) Since graduation, Khac-Uyen has been giving solo recitals in the UK, Sweden, Norway, Germany and Vietnam in addition to his work as an orchestral musician. Between 1998 and 2002 he had worked for Malmo Opera (Sweden), Kristiansand Chamber Orchestra (Norway), Beethoven Halle Orchestra Bonn and the Classical Philharmony Bonn (Germany). Khac-Uyen is presently studying Post Graduate Conducting with Colin Metters at the Royal Academy of Music, London.