Amus Kerstin Andersson
Co-Principal and member of the orchestra since 1987.
Amus Kerstin Andersson is a well-known name in the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and alternate section leader of the second violin section. She is also an in-demand teacher and has periodically taken leaves of absence from the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra to dedicate her time to teaching, offering master classes and leading workshops. In addition, she has often been engaged as a guest concertmaster by other prominent orchestras, including the Swedish Chamber Orchestra, Stockholm Sinfonietta and Norrköping Symphony Orchestra.
Amus Kerstin Andersson’s breadth and versatility have emerged in many different ways in addition to her orchestral work, including in the form of numerous interdisciplinary performances in collaboration with pianist Elisabeth Boström, for example.
On several occasions, Amus Kerstin Andersson has appeared as a soloist with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, including in Beethoven’s Violin Concerto, Mozart’s Violin Concerto No. 5 and Saint-Saëns’ Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso for violin and orchestra. She has also soloed together with other leading orchestras in pieces such as Kurt Weill’s Violin Concerto and Tor Aulin’s Violin Concerto No. 3. In addition, she is an active chamber musician and regularly appears in Konserthuset’s chamber music subscriptions.