“My favorite kind of pianist is a seasoned interpreter who draws us inside the music’s emotional meaning, as Nelson Freire and Leon Fleisher increasingly did as they matured. Eide falls into the same category and is warmly recommended.”
—Fanfare Magazine

Since my debut concert twenty years ago, I have been living a quiet life with my wife and three daughters. I have been playing recitals every year, though, mostly in Scandinavia, all the time having something to prepare, trying to develop as a musician and getting deeper into the music. I always feel that I can become a better musician; it takes a lifetime to understand music, as Mitsuko Ushida recently stated.

Having a life in music is extremely important to me. I feel that I have a close contact to the music that is only getting deeper by the years.

It is a great pleasure for me to be able to play any piano music I want, and I hope I bring it as much sensitivity as possible. I think now is the right time for me to start working internationally. For the first time I feel ready.

To get in close touch with classical music, it needs full attention, something that is rare in the modern world, but I think it is important for people not to forget to immerse themselves in the arts; modern life is increasingly superficial. If you really get into music, it can give you an experience that enriches your life—and what is more important than that?

You can read more about my life in music in my essay “A Pianist’s Thoughts on Practice, Playing and Recording” that was published in Fanfare Magazine and is available on my webpage.

At the age of six I started listening to classical piano music on my father’s record player, and dreamt about playing this music one day. I started to get lessons at eight, and at ten I was a finalist in my first piano competition.

I studied piano at the Royal Danish Academy of Music with Tom Ernst and in the Soloist Class with José Ribera, at the Tchakovsky Conservatory in Moscow with Tatjana Nicolayeva and Naum Starkmann and later with Jiri Hlinka in Oslo.

I have performed with orchestras, participated in music festivals and have given numerous recitals. Following the international release, my recordings frequently appear on classical radio channels in Europe and the US.

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