DAVID FRIEDEMANN STRUNCK is the solo oboist with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. He previously held a similar position with the Bochum Symphony Orchestra (Germany). He studied at the music academies in both Detmold and Stuttgart with Gernot Schmalfuss and Ingo Goritzki respectively, and he received scholarships from the prestigious German Academic Student Foundation and the Business Community in Westphalia Talent Fund. 
 Further, he has won several awards and often performs as a soloist with the Oslo Philharmonic and a number of other orchestras. He is an associate professor at the Barratt Due Institute of Music. Artist photos: Anna-Julia Granberg / BLUNDERBUSS