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Gunnar Strømsholm is fluent in Norwegian, Swedish and English and can also communicate in German, Danish, French and Greek. He enjoys working out, jogging, gardening, classical music, and literature. Although Gunnar no longer has a dog of his own, he maintains his interest in English Cocker Spaniels by supporting the DogsTrust charity.
Career
Managing Director of Makrigialos Touristiki AE and Touristiki Kritis AE from 1994 to present. Also a director of Casa dei Mezzo.
Casa dei Mezzo Music Festival
Gunnar is the organiser of the Casa dei Mezzo Music Festival.
Casa dei Mezzo Music Festival website »
Associations and honours
Gunnar was awarded the Freedom of the City of London in 1999 and is a livery member of the The Worshipful Company of World Traders.
The Worshipful Company of World Traders website »
Education
Business and High School Education, Kristiansund, Norway and the London Film School.
Supported charities
P.A.C.T. [Pokhara Academy Children's Trust]
P.A.C.T. was established in 2007, and its main objective is to develop
opportunities for the young people of Pokhara, Nepal, via football and other interesting social programmes.
For further information please see the P.A.C.T. website.
On Thursday 8th February 2007 a piano recital was given by the concert pianist and conductor Brian Stanborough at St Bride's Church, London, in aid of P.A.C.T. A CD disc of the recital, which featured music by Bach, Liszt, Saint-Saëns and Stanborough, is now available for purchase.
Excerpts from the recital can be heard on the P.A.C.T. website.
The Montgomery Sculpture Trust
Gunnar is a Trustee of this sculpture collection which is displayed in natural areas of a garden and orchard in Buckinghamshire.
Some works are donated by Bryan Montgomery, some purchased or commissioned by the Trust, and others are on loan from artists. In addition each summer an artist is offered a residency to make site specific work following selection from post graduate students from the UK and Eastern European Academies. In this way it is hoped to encourage commissions from individuals and corporations in their support for contemporary sculpture.
Sponsor a Dog
Sponsor a Dog helps the Dogs Trust give safe and happy lives to abandoned dogs who may otherwise never be rehomed.
Friends
Isa Katharina Gericke
Isa Katharina Gericke is one of Norway's leading sopranos. She is
also a driving force behind the Oslo Baroque Opera, while her creativity
finds an outlet in her work as Artistic Director of the Glogerfestspillene
chamber music festival which takes place every January in Kongsberg, Norway.
Isa Katharina Gericke's website »
Sveinung Bjelland
The pianist Sveinung Bjelland is at the forefront of Norwegian
classical pianists. His latest recording (Scarlatti and Mendelssohn on Simax)
was received with enthusiasm in Norway and internationally, and in 2006 he was
was nominated for the Norwegian Grammy Award (Spellemannprisen).
Kildare Dobbs
Poet, travel writer, teacher, film-extra in Laurence Olivier's Hamlet, quiz-show panellist - Kildare
Dobbs has played many parts, been many places, met many people. His life's journey, marked by frequent
detours and diversions, from Asia to old Euprope, Africa and the New World, is that of the
quintessential post-colonial Western man at large.
Kildare has just published his autobiography 'Running the Rapids - A Writer's Life'. This fascinating book makes compelling reading, and is very highly recommended.
Øystein Sevåg
New age composer and performer Øystein Sevåg has been described in
the American press 'as Norways most important export article'. When Øystein
performed at our first festival in 2004 he was so inspired that he composed
a special piece of music which he called 'Casa dei Mezzo'. The track 'Casa dei Mezzo'
is now featured on Øystein's latest CD 'Caravan'.
The Casa dei Mezzo music festival is now an important fixture on the Cretan calendar, and Øystein helped to establish this event by performing at our first two festivals.
Gunnar & Associates
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