Åke Olofsson, Cello, has played as a soloist with conductors like Celebidache, Maazel, Barbirolli and others, and together with David Ojstrach he recorded Brahms´ Double Concerto for Violin and Cello. He played chamber music in several ensembles like Saulescokvartetten, Stockholmstrion and Leygrafkvartetten. He toured in Europe, Japan and former Soviet Union. As one of the foremost cellists in his generation he is most recognized as Bach interpreter.
Åke Olofsson is a member of the Swedish Royal Academy of Music and is honoured with the medallion "Litteris et artibus" from the hands of His Majesty the King for his artistical deeds.
Karin Strid, Organ, was educated at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, and continued with special studies in organ playing in Denmark and in Germany. She was 2002 until her demise in 2010 working as organist in Seglora Church in the open-air museum Skansen in Stockholm. She also had several assignments as free-lance musician. She very much liked to play in combination with Cello and often worked as accompanist on different occations. Karin Strid toured in Europe and at exotic sites in for example Japan and Greenland. (also appearing on nosag CD 034 and nosag CD 038)
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