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Mikael Beier, flute and Marie Eriksson, harp
Fourteen years old, Mikael Beier already won first prize in Berlingske Tidende’s musical contest. After studies at the Royal Academy of (Professor Ørnulf Gulbrandsen and Poul Birkelund) he continued in master classes taught by Jean-Pierre Rampal and Julius Baker. He won third prize in the Kuhlau contest at Uelzen in 1979, and was awarded Gadeprisen in 1982. Mikael Beier has performed as a soloist with most Danish orchestras, and toured Europe.

Marie Eriksson studied harp first at Musikhogskolan in Stockholm and later at the Royal Acadimy of Music in Copenhagen (Sonja Gislinge). from where she in 1982 received the Solistdiplom. After the graduation she studied with David Watkins in London. In spring 1986 she was with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra. As a free-lance musician she has played with many Nordic orchestras and Marie Eriksson is also active as a chamber musician.