One of the foremost current day bandoneon players, Per Arne Glorvigen’s contact with the instrument began as late as the age of 25, when after having finished the State Academy of Music in Oslo he moved to Paris and met Argentinian bandoneon maestro Juan José Mosalini. After studying with Mosalini, and several sojourns in Buenos Aires later, Glorvigen began his career as a professional bandoneonist and meetings with tango legends Piazzolla, Pugliese, Salgán and a close friendship with poet Horacio Ferrer have proven critical in this process. In addition to playing tango, Glorvigen has expanded the repertoire of the bandoneon by playing everything from baroque, kletzmer, pop, and last but not least, contemporary music. Composers such as Willem Jeths (Holland), Bernd Franke (Germany), Henrik Hellstenius (Norway) and Luis Naon (Argentina/France) have all dedicated concertos to Glorvigen. His most important collaboration has nevertheless been with violinist Gidon Kremer, with whom he has recorded four CDs and played nearly a hundred concerts worldwide. His main partners today are the members of the Glorvigen Trio, violinist Daniela Braun and the double bassist Arnulf Ballhorn.