{"id":22031,"date":"2024-06-04T09:56:43","date_gmt":"2024-06-04T07:56:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/musikerna\/pontus-bjork\/"},"modified":"2026-09-03T13:12:38","modified_gmt":"2026-09-03T11:12:38","slug":"pontus-bjork","status":"publish","type":"musician","link":"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/en\/musikerna\/pontus-bjork\/","title":{"rendered":"Pontus Bj\u00f6rk"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<section class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-section nb-section position-relative  py-48 py-lg-64\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-container nb-container container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-row nb-row row justify-content-center\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column  col-12 col-lg-6\">\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph text-md-center h1\">\u201cOver the years, we in the orchestra have worn all kinds of unusual stage costumes during performances. In *Don Giovanni*, for example, I wore a long gown\u2026\u201d   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-paragraph nb-paragraph mt-32 text-gray text-md-center\">Violin: Pontus Bj\u00f6rk<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n\n<section class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-section nb-section position-relative  py-48 py-lg-64\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-container nb-container container-fluid\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-row nb-row row\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column col-12 col-lg-6 offset-lg-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group  pe-80 ps-48\">\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h2 my-24 my-md-32 mt-lg-0 mb-lg-48 no-bottom-line\">Meet the Musicians<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I&#8217;m pretty much a nomad, but I&#8217;d say Stensele\/Storuman is the place I&#8217;d call home.<\/strong>  My family moved there when I was about to start preschool, and I spent my entire elementary school years there. Other than that, I\u2019ve studied in Skellefte\u00e5, Pite\u00e5, and Stockholm. <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>My first year with the Ume\u00e5 Symphony Orchestra\u2014as it was called back then\u2014was in 1993<\/strong>. During my years in Stockholm, I felt a strong longing to return home, up north, and I was drawn to Ume\u00e5 and the Norrlands Opera. It also turned out that the orchestra and the opera house were a fantastic place to work. I\u2019ve worked at the Norrlands Opera my entire professional life, except for two years in Malm\u00f6 at the Malm\u00f6 Music Theater.   <\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>I&#8217;ve been playing the violin since I was 8 years old.<\/strong>  I&#8217;ve also played a little French horn and sung quite a bit. The best thing about the job\u2014aside from my colleagues\u2014is the concert experience and the sense of satisfaction you get when you&#8217;ve overcome a challenge. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-column col nb-column col-12 col-lg-4 col-xl-3 offset-xl-1\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group  p-32 px-md-128 px-lg-48 py-lg-32 bg-beige-2 no-event-sidebar\">\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group d-flex flex-column row-gap-24\">\n<picture class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-image nb-mask nb-image\"><img src=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pontus_bjork_2X5A3554_webb-liggande.jpg\" alt=\"\" loading=\"eager\" decoding=\"async\" srcset=\"https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pontus_bjork_2X5A3554_webb-liggande.jpg 540w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pontus_bjork_2X5A3554_webb-liggande-150x150.jpg 150w, https:\/\/norrlandsoperan.se\/wp-content\/uploads\/2024\/04\/pontus_bjork_2X5A3554_webb-liggande-300x234.jpg 300w\" class=\" object-fit-contain object-position-center\"><\/picture>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-group nb-group  p-32 bg-white\">\n<h5 class=\"wp-block-noor-blocks-heading nb-heading nb-cursor-default nb-heading-h5\">Personal<\/h5>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I enjoy cooking and baking, home improvement, running, strength training, and soccer.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/section>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":8,"featured_media":3942,"menu_order":10,"template":"","meta":{"musician_role":"Violin"},"class_list":["post-22031","musician","type-musician","status-publish","has-post-thumbnail","hentry"],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v28.4 - 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