Third prize winner of Princess Astrid International Music Competition, Nils Erik Måseidvåg has already worked several times with many of the Norwegian orchestras, such as the Oslo Philharmonic, Bergen Philharmonic, Trondheim SO, Kristiansand SO, Stavanger SO and The Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Based in Copenhagen, he has also worked with Odense Symphony Orchestra and had his debut with Aarhus Symphony Orchestra in 2020. In 2023 he won the orchestra award of the Südwestdeutsche Philharmonie Konstanz at the Internationale Sommerakademi Radolfzell. Attending international masterclasses such as Gstaad Menuhin Conducting Academy and the Järvi Academy, Nils Erik has had the opportunity to learn from conductors such as Manfred Honeck, Johannes Schlaefli, Paavo Järvi, and Jorma Panula. During 2018 and 2019 he performed as assistant conductor of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, working closely with chief Conductor Ed Gardner. Nils Erik has studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music, under the guidance of Giordano Bellincampi and Michael Schønwandt, and at Norwegian Academy of Music with Ole Kristian Ruud.