Biography
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Photo: Ștefan Vârtejaru
composers and pianists during the covid-19 lockdown, all of which earnings have been donated to the World Health Organization to support their fight against the pandemic.
Greta has been kindly supported with scholarships from funds such as Freund, G A Johansson, Mai von Rosen and S:t Johanneslogen S:t Erik during her musical journey.
Greta Åstedt is an alumna of the Royal Academy of Music in London, where she obtained both Bachelor and Master diplomas, studying for professors Pascal Nemirovski and Carole Presland. She also holds a diploma from École Normale de Musique de Paris Alfred Cortot, where she studied with Jean-Bernard Pommier. Other professors with whom Greta has studied include Erik Tawaststjerna, Lidia Spirijagina and Stefan Bojsten.
Greta has performed as a soloist with Orkestern Filialen, conducted by Red Munakata, and with Södra Latins Symfoniorkester, under the baton of Jan Risberg. She has had the pleasure of performing in venues such as the Wigmore Hall, Royal Albert Hall, Berwaldhallen, Konserthuset, Musikaliska kvarteret and Gripsholms Slott. Since 2012 she is also a returning performer for various events at the Royal Palace of Stockholm.
Alongside her solo playing, Greta is an avid chamber music player and regularly performs with other instrumentalists, singers and choirs. One of Greta’s passions is to discover and bring forth hidden gems in the classical music repertoire. She is also a keen collaborator with contemporary composers and has recorded various new works, including Bagatell by Pelle Olofson, the soundtrack I Picture You Before Me by Guy Jackson for the video game Sea of Solitude and four pieces for the album Twenty – Music for Piano, which is the result of a collaboration between