September 19, 2025  Store Studio, Ultima Festival
Double concerto for percussion/voice, piano/voice and orchestra. With Jennifer Torrence, Ellen Ugelvik, Jonathan Stockhammer and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Premiered at Ultima Festival 2025.

May 25, 2025  Nordic Black Theatre, Ny Musikk.
Premier of new work for voice, piano and electronics, with Rei Nakamura – piano and voice.
Henrik Hellstenius – electronics, Martin Langerød – sound production.

September 29 2023, Brasswind 2023, Bergen
Premier of new work for Sjøforsvarets Musikkorps, conductor Karl Hirzer

November 10, 2022 Stavanger Concert House
Hans Kristian Kjos Sørensen -perc./voice
Nordic Voices – singers
Stavanger Symphonic Orchestra
Ilan Volkov -conductor

October 8, 2022 Ilios Festival, Harstad, Norway
Silje Aker Johnsen – soprano
Victoria Johnson – violin
Henrik Hellstenius – electronics

July 29, 2022, Ottawa Chamberfest, Ottawa, Canada
Nordic Voices
Gryphon Trio

October 6, 2020 Viola – Centre for Arts in Prešov, Slovakia.
Peter Katina – accordion

October 7, 2019 Ny Musikk Bodø, Norway
Sunniva Rødland – Harp

September 17, Lillelyd , Klosterenga Café, Oslo Norway.
Tellef Øgrim – guitar and electronics
Henrik Hellstenius – electronics and harmonica

September 13 Factory Light Festival, Slemmestad , Norway
Video by Peter Knudsen
Guitar/electronics – Tellef Øgrim
Drums/electronics -Per Oddvar Johansen
Electronics – Henrik Hellstenius

September 7–November 26 2019. The Norwegian Theatre, Oslo, Norway
Play by Jon Fosse.
Director Kai Johnsen, set design by Erlend Birkeland and music by Henrik Hellstenius.
Actors: Birgitte Larsen, Joachim Rafaelsen and Ola G. Furuseth.

April 12, Verftet USF, Bergen Norway
Sunniva Rødland – Harp

March 6, Universitetes Aula, Bergen Norway
Tora Augestad – mezzo soprano
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Risto Joost – conductor

February 22, Cafe Teateret, Oslo, Norway
Cikada Piano Trio
Odd Hannisdal -violin
Torun Stavseng – cello
Kenneth Karlsson -piano

February 8, Arkhipovski Hall, Moscow, Russia
Håkon Austbø – piano

October 22, Sentralen Oslo, Norway
Håkon Austbø – piano

September 20/21 2018. Ultima Festival, Sentralen Oslo, Norway
Henrik Hellstenius – composer and performer
Victoria Johnson – violin
Peter Knudsen – video
Bernt Isak Wærstad – sound

March 4, 2018, Cleveland Museum of Art, USA
Oberlin Contemporary Music Ensemble
Tim Wiess -conductor

(Picture from cooperation between Høyskolen for Dansekunst and the Norwegian Academy of Music in 2017) Interview at nmh.no

November 23, 2017, Grieghallen, Bergen
Tora Augestad -mezzo soprano
Edward Gardner – conductor
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

September 15, 2017, Ultima Festival, Oslo
Barratt Dues Juniororkester

17 August 2017, Festival Musik21, Sprengel Museum Hannover, Germany
Asamisimasa: Kristine Tjøgersen, Anders Førisdal, Håkon Stene, Ellen Ugelvik, Tanja Orning. 

16 June, 2017 Utopia of Access  Sala del Camino, Venice, Italy
Asamisimasa

12-13 June, 2017, Jar Church, Jar, Norway
Asamisimasa

June 8, 2017. June in Buffalo Festival, Buffalo, USA
Irvine Arditti

June 7, 2017, June in Buffalo Festival, Buffalo, USA
The Mivos Quartet

June 5 2017, June in Buffalo Festival, Buffalo, USA
Cikada String Trio

April 30, 2017, John Grants North Atlantic Flux: Sounds from Smoky Bay, Queens Hall, Hull, UK
Pinquins

April 15, 2017, University of Iowa, USA
February 7, 2017. Bryan Recital Hall, Bowling Green, Ohio, USA
Panagiotis Andreoglou – accordion

October30 2016, Cycle Music & Art Festival, Kópavogur, Iceland
Pinquins

March 4, 2017 Ørlandet Kultursenter, Ørlandet Norway
March 5, 2017 Erkebispegården, Trondheim, Norway
March 10, 2017 Sund Folkehøgskole, Sund, Norway
March 11, 2017 Kimen Kulturhus,Stjørdal, Noway
Karoline Vik Hegge -viola
Finn Magnus Fjell Hjelland -piano

String trio RIFT on new CD from BIS recorded by Trio Aristos:
Szymon Krzeszowiec – violin
Jakob Kullberg – cello
Alexander Øllgaard – viola

Radio program about «Ophelias: Death By Water Singing» in NRK P2 (in Norwegian). Interview with Elisabeth Holmertz and Henrik Hellstenius

Recording of chamber opera «Ophelias: Death By Water Singing», by Cecilie Løveid and Henrik Hellstenius,
nominated for Norwegian Spellemann award 2016. Performed by Elisabeth Holmertz, Tora Augestad, Ivan Ludlow,
Ebba Rydh, Janna Wettergren, Cikada and conducted by Christian Eggen.

December 1, 2016, Stormen, Bodø, Norway
NOSO Sinfonietta/ Cathrine Winnes – conductor

Salurinn Music Hall, Cycle Music and Arts Festival, Reykjavik, Iceland
Pinquins Percussion Trio

October 15 – 16, 2016, Black Box Theatre, Salihara, Jakarta, Indonesia
Dance performance by Ingun Bjørnsgaard with music by Henrik Hellstenius performed by Julia Strelchenko, piano.

June 11, 2016, Blurred Edges Festival, Hamburg, Germany
June 9, 2016, Sentralen, Oslo, Norway
Pinquins percussion trio

May 26, 2016 Cornerteateret, Festspillene i Bergen, Norway
«Music with the real»
Asamisimasa

April 29, 2016 Sentralen, Oslo
Hans Kristian Kjos Sørensen – percussion, vocals
Peter Knudsen – video

April 14, 2016 Grieghallen, Bergen, Norway
Diego Lucchesi – bass clarinet
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
Edvard Gardner – conductor

March 16, 2016 Onassis Cultural Centre and Panteion University, Athens, Greece
Panagiotis Andreoglou – accordion

January 8. 2016. Drivhuset, Oslo, Norway
Elisabeth Holmertz – soprano
Kenneth Karlsson – piano

August 19, 2015 Wagner Park Downtown Dance Festival, New York
August 21, 2015 Schimmel Center at Pace University, New York
Music for dance performance with Ingun Bjørnsgaard Project
Julia Strelchenko – piano

June 3-4. 2015 Stavanger Concert House, Stavanger, Norway
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
Torodd Wigum – conductor

May 31 – June 2, 2015, Bergen Kjøtt, Bergen International Festival
Håkon Austbø – piano
With Juni Dahr, Håkon Austbø, Anja Sunniva Valseth and Lars Jacob Holm.

April 9, 2015 Oslo Concert Hall, Oslo, Norway
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Vasily Petrenko

March 6, 2015, Oslo Concert Hall, Oslo, Norway
A Quiet Space (Wp. orchestral version)
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/ Christian Eggen – Conductor

March 6, 2015, Oslo Concert Hall, Oslo, Norway
Solveig Slettahjel – song
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/ Christian Eggen – conductor

March 6, 2015, Oslo Concert Hall, Oslo, Norway
Hans Kristian Kjos Sørensen – percussion/voice
Peter Knudsen – video
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra/ Christian Eggen conductor

December 13, 2014, Dansens Hus, Oslo
Ingun Bjørnsgaard Poject
Julia Strelchenko – piano

November 27, 2014, Oslo Concert Hall, Norway
Text by Øyvind Rimbereid. Performed by singer Tora Augestad, actor Ander Mordal, Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and conductor Christian Eggen. Video by Boya Bøckmann, stage direction by Tormod Carlsen.

September 25, 2014, Oslo Concert Hall
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
Fabien Gabel – conductor

August 18 – 22, 2014, Stavanger Concert Hall
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
Rolf Gupta – conductor
Peter Herresthal – violin
Recording for BIS

May 25, 2014, International Festival Bergen, Norway
Victoria Johnson – violin
Henrik Hellstenius – electronics

May 23, 2014, New Directions Festival, Piteå, Sweden
Elisabeth Holmertz – soprano
Henrik Hellstenius – electronics
Cikada Ensemble:
Karin Hellquist – violin
Torun Stavseng – Cello
Kenneth Karlsson – indan organ
Bjørn Rabben – percussion

Recording of CD on LAWO records April 27 – May 9 , 2014 at The Norwegian National Opera, Oslo

April 27, 2014, Akademi der Künste, Berlin
Ensemble El Perro Andaluz
Lennart Dohms – conductor

March 29, 2014, The Cello Factory – London Ear Festival
Victoria Johnson – violin

March 26/29, 2014, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Oslo
Njål Sparbo – voice

March 10/11, 2014, Lofotkatedralen, Vågan, Norway
Marianne Beate Kielland – mezzosoprano
Nils Mortensen – piano

March 9/10, 2014, Academy of Music Katowice, Poland
Szymon Krzeszowiec – violin
Alexander Øllgaard – viola
Jakkob Kullberg – cello

February 6, 2015, ANX – Oslo Screen Festival, Oslo
Tellef Øgrim – guitars, electronis
Jakob Janssøn – drums, electronics
Henrik Hellstenius – electronics
Peter Knutsen – live video

January 23, 2014, Mind the Gap Nights, Rotterdam
International Film Festival Rotterdam & Gonzo Circus
Tellef Øgrim – guitars, electronis
Jakob Janssøn – drums, electronics
Henrik Hellstenius – electronics
Peter Knutsen – live video

November 14, 2013, Kampnagel, Hamburg, Germany
November 15, 2013, Kunstverein, Hannover, Germany
Ensemble El Perro Andaluz/Lennart Dohms

October 26, 2013, Transit Festival, Leeuven, Belgium
November 6, 2013, Sound of Stockholm, Stockholm, Sweden
November 8, 2013, Novembermusic, s-Hertogenbosch, Netherlands
Elisabeth Holmertz, sopran and Kenneth Karlsson
Indian harmonium

October 25, 2013, Tarnow, Poland
Ingun Bjørnsgaard Project

October 15, 2013, Nordic Music Days, Helsinki, Finland
Peter Herresthal – violin
Tapiola Sinfoietta/Nils Schweckendiek, conductor

October 8, 2013, Dokkhuset, Trondheim, Norway
Hans Kristian Kjos Sørensen – percussion

August 23, 2013, NRK Radio Music Hall, UNM Festival, Oslo, Norway
The Norwegian Radio Orchesta

August 17, 2013, Oscarshall, Oslo Chamber Music Festival, Norway
Oslo String Quartet

June 18/19, 2013, City Teatre, Kuopio Dance Festival, Finland
Ingun Bjørnsgaard Project

May 25, 2013, Østre, Festspillene i Bergen, Norway
Musical composition of text by Jon Fosse
Singers and actors: Silje Aker Johnsen, Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer, Anders Dale, Svein Solesnes
Stage director: Mette Arnstad

February 2, 2013, Ilios Festivalen, Harstad Kulturhus, Harstad, Norway
Music Conservatory Tromsø Sinfonietta
Lars Lien, conductor

January 31 – february 3, 2013, Dansens Hus, Oslo, Norway
Ingun Bjørnsgaard
Julia Strelchenko – piano

January 26, 2013, Nordlysfestivalen, Sparebanken festsal, Tromsø, Norway
Music Conservatory Tromsø Sinfonietta
Lars Lien, conductor

January 11, 2013, Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo, Norway
Norwegian Academy of Music Sinfonietta
Per Sigmund Torp, Conductor

November 8, 2012, Kulturhuset Tromsø, Norway
Jennifer Torrence – percussion/voice
Tromsø Chamber Orchestra
Rolf Gupta – cond.

October 31, 2012, Bidrobon, Biermanngården, Oslo
Tellef Øgrim – live electronics, guitar
Henrik Hellstenius – live electronics
Peter Knudsen – live visuals

September 20, 2012, Stavanger Concert House, Stavanger, Norway
Composition of texts by Jon Fosse for singers and actors
Silje Aker Johnsen, Ruth Wilhelmine Meyer, Anders Dale, Svein Solesnes
Director: Mette Arnstad

August 16, 2012, Oslo National Academy of The Arts, Norway
Njål Sparboe – barytone
Victoria Johnson – violin
Erlend Habbestad – cello
Julia Strelcheno – piano
Hans Kristian Kjos Sørensen – percussion

July 11, 2012, All Saints Church Hall, St. Andrews, Scotland, UK
Current Saxophone Quartet

June 26, 2012, Jar Church, Norway
Hans Kristian Kjos Sørensen – percussion/voice

June 12–15, 2012, Oslo National Academy of the Arts, Norway
Dance performance by Ingun Bjørnsgaard
Orchestra of The Norwegian Opera and Ballet

June 8, 2012, Jakobskirken, Oslo, Norway
Sunniva Wettre – harp

June 2, 2012, Dramatikkens Hus, Oslo Norway
Cikada/ Natali Garner

– Dette er et av de første forsøkene på å få i gang en samtale mellom miljøer som ellers ikke snakker sammen, sier komponist Henrik Hellstenius om seminarfestivalen LYDiTEKST.

May 23, 2012, Sendesaal, Bremen, Germany
Hans Kristian Kjos Sørensen
Florian Donderer – violin
Tanja Tetzlaff – cello

May 3, 2012, Aulaen, Music Conservatory Tromsø, Norway
Pinquins Percussion Trio

April 19, 2012, Verdensteateret Tromsø, Norway
Tromsø Chamber Orchestra
Peter Szilvay conductor
Peter Herresthal – violin

February 27, 2012, Melbourne Conservatory of Music, Melbourne, Australia
March 1, 2012, The Australian National University, Canberra, Australia
Pinquins Percussion Trio

November 29, 2011, Festspielhaus Hellerau, Germany
Ensemble El Perro Andaluz

October 25, Rud vgs, Bærum
October 26, Toneheim Folkehøgskole, Hamar
October 27, Manglerud vgs, Oslo
October 28, Norwegian academy of Music, Oslo
Current Saxophone quartet

September 16, 2011, Bodø Concert House, Bodø, Norway
Bodø Sinfonietta
Rolf Gupta – conductor

August 31 – October 10, 2011, Nationaltheatret, Oslo
Silje Aker Johnsen
Stine Mari Fyrileiv
Anneke von der Lippe
Birgitte Larsen

July 26, 2011, Tom Lee Music Hall Vancouver, Canada
Sunniva Wettre: Harp

«I Ørets teater er scenografi, lys, video og projisering inkludert som storleikar i konsertane.
Hellstenius eksperimenterer med plasseringa av utøvarane – og med teksturar i rommet. Ein dag vil det vera gras på golvet. Ein annan dag sit utøvarar og publikum kring eitt og same bord.» (Ballade, 23. 5. 2011)

The Bergen International Festival has invited the composer Henrik Hellstenius to be in charge of four concert performances. He has called the series The Theatre of the Ear*.
In these four concert performances he has placed his own music and that of others in various thematic settings, all of which involve an encounter between the music and the stage elements in the form of video, text, lighting or movement.

May 28, 2011, Galleri Prolog, Drammen, Norway
Lars-Erik ter Jung – violin

8 april 2011, Teatr Weimar, Malmö, Sweden
28 march 2011, Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo
Victoria Johnson – el violin
Edvin Østvik – sound design

25 march 2011, Litteraturhuset, Oslo
Piquins percussion trio

4 march 2011, Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo
Hans Kristian Kjos Sørensen – percussion
Allegria Ensemble
Michael Bartosch – conductor

February 5, 2012, Ilios Festival, Harstad, Norway
March 2, 2012, Vinterlyd festival, Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo
Cikada String Quartet
Hans Christian Bræin – clarinet
Natali Garner – voice

26 january 2011, Societaetstheater Dresden, Germany
12 december 2010, Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo
Ensemble El Perro Andaluz
Lennart Dohms – conductor

Preformed in the Museum of Contemporary Art

With Trio Gáman

During the Suså Festival

3 september 2010, Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo
Victoria Johnson – Violin
Edvin Østvik – electronics

At Nordland music festival

And the World Premiere of «Four short pieces for ensemble»

«The good thing is that when music is
juxtaposed and interlaced with other elements,
the purely musical experience can be brought
into dialogue with other aspects of the listener’s
inner self and personality.»

Installation by Victoria Johnsen

In Vejleå Kirke, Denmark

PRIX EUROPA gives the Radio Drama 2. place

At the Theater Osnabrück

At The Royal Danish Academy of Music and Dutch Embassy in Copenhagen

5. May 2009

In Engholmkirken, Allerød Denmark

And a preformance of «Book of Songs I-a»

At the Ultima Festival

At the Ultima Festival

NRK P2 Radio/ Radioteateret
«Lise L.» av Liv Heløe

In the Oslo Concert house

At the Suså festival

At the ICMC conference Belfast

«Et Moderne Sted/ A Modern Place»

Final Integra Festival, Birmingham

In Logen, Bergen

Listening rounds
April 12-14, 2007

March 16, 2007

January 10–17, 2007

Program for January to October, 2006