Mari Samuelsen

Violinist Mari Samuelsen has often been heard in concert and on recordings with her brother, cellist Håkon Samuelsen. As she completed her education in the early 2010s, she began to emerge into a solo career. Born on December 21, 1984, Samuelsen began playing the violin at age three and took lessons at a music school near her home in Hamar, Norway. Soon, she attracted the attention of violinist Arve Tellefsen in Oslo and studied with him for ten years. The Mari-Håkon partnership flowered during their teens when they presented novel concerts, such as one in 2003, where they bo...