ÅSBJØRG RYENG
Åsbjørg Ryeng
Åsbjørg Ryeng is a Norwegian bandoneón-player from Trondheim.
Ryeng has built a great career and a strong reputation with her musical interpretations, intuitive musicality and lovable stage presence.
Ryeng is a very active musician. She has been playing bandoneón for more than 20 years. Professionally for 17 years. Her musical education is from The Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo where she finished her masters degree in 2019.
Ryeng is always in her right element when playing chamber music. That’s when the magic happens! The last few years she has appeared playing as a soloist with several of the best symphony orchestras in Norway. Like Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, The Norwegian Broadcast Orchestra, and Trondheim Symphony Orchestra. As well as some of the best chamber orchestras.
Of course, as a bandoneón player she specialises in Argentinian Tango, but her repertoire expands to classical and contemporary music as well as popular music.
Like the history of Tango itself, Åsbjørg Ryeng loves to explore musical horizons and has done projects with some of the most influential Norwegian musicians in genres like Sami joik and jazz.
“The bandoneón is an instrument that carries a lot of history. It was born in Europe in the middle of the 19th century and later on adopted to Argentina and Uruguay. The instrument has a wide range in its diversity due to its roots in church music and its journey through the waters of Rio de la Plata. Although the instrument today is mostly associated with the tango, its qualities have contributed also in other genres.”