Astrid Lindell

Swedish classical cellist. She is since 2002 member of Sveriges Radio's symphony orchestra. Alongside the orchestra, Astrid is active as a chamber musician in many contexts, e.g. in a string quartet with members from the SRSO. Astrid regularly makes recordings for SR, a couple of years ago, among other things, from a concert in Studio 2 in Radiohuset in Stockholm, where she performed an entire chamber music program by the composer Sven-David Sandström. She has been dedicated to several compositions by Sandström, e.g. a work for solo cello. Astrid has participated in several festivals and chamber music series in Sweden, e.g. Music at Slott och Herresäten, Lyckå chamber music festival, Bengt Forsberg's chamber music series in Allhelgonnakyrkan, Chamber unplugged in Studio 2, etc. She has also played chamber music abroad in e.g. Concertgebouw in Amsterdam. As a soloist, Astrid has performed with i.a. The Royal Philharmonic Orchestra. The studies at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm ended with a soloist diploma and then continued master's studies in NY, USA at the Eastman School of Music. The studies were made possible with the help of scholarships from the Royal Academy of Music, the Sweden-Amerikastiftelsen, the Guido Vecchi scholarship for young string musicians, etc.