| Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen | |
| Landscape: | Yes |
| Alias: | HKKS |
| Birth Date: | 23 July 1965 |
| Birth Place: | Oslo, Norway |
| Instrument: | Percussion, cimbalom |
| Genre: | Classical music, improvised music, jazz |
| Occupation: | Musician, composer, educator |
| Website: | hkks.no |
Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen, also known as HKKS (born 23 July 1965), is a Norwegian percussion and cimbalom player,
Born in Oslo, Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen started to play music at the age of seven and grew up playing percussion, piano and tuba. He studied percussion at the Norwegian Academy of Music. After a short period as principal percussionist in Stavanger Symphony Orchestra (1989) and later Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra (1990–91), he went on to study at the Banff School of Fine Arts in Canada and at the Conservatoire National de Région Versailles with Sylvio Gualda, where he obtained the Prix de Perfectionnement à l'unanimité. He is also a prizewinner from CIEM-competition in Geneva 1992.
He has worked with composers like Henrik Hellstenius, George Crumb, Rolf Wallin, Brett Dean, Svante Henryson, Åse Hedstrøm and Per Nørgård, who dedicated to him the piece "Isternia" for cimbalom solo in 2010.[1] As a soloist he has played with ensembles like Philharmonia Orchestra,[2] Oslo Philharmonic, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Swedish Chamber Orchestra, the Norwegian Opera, BIT20, the Norwegian Soloist Choir and the Norwegian Chamberorchestra.
He has been featured on a number of albums with improvised and notated music in jazz, baroque and classical genres, recorded for Ultron Records, BIS, ECM, Deutsche Grammophon, and Aurora. His solo-album OPEN[3] won the Spellemannprisen (the Norwegian Grammy) for 2003.[4]
Kjos Sørensen is currently professor in percussion at The Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo.
A partial list of his recordings includes:
"First Impression". Misha Alperin, piano, John Surman, s & b saxophones, Arkady Shilkloper, French horn/fluegelhorn, Terje Gewelt, bass, Jon Christensen, drums, Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen, percussion. (CD ECM 1664)
A Flower. Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen, piano & voice. (CD BIS 1219)
"Recollections". Sharon Kam, clarinet, Marie-Luise Neunecker, horn, Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen, percussion, Alexander Lonquich, piano, Antje Weithaas, violin, Hartmut Rohde, viola, Tanja Tetzlaff, cello, Yasunori Kawahara, doublebass. (CD AVI 8553100)
Omar. Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen, vibraphone. (CD BIS 1219)
Chaconne in G-major. Daniel Hope & Lorenza Borrani, violins, Jonathan Cohen, cello, Kristian Bezuidenhout, harpsichord, Stefan Maass & Stephan Rath, lute/guitar/theorbo, HKKS, percussion. (CD DG 477-8094)
Flow. Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen, marimba. (CD BIS 1219)
Readings of Mr.G for percussion and strings. Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen, percussion/voice, Pierre-André Valade, conductor, BIT20 Ensemble. (CD ACD 5047)
Tambourin. Daniel Hope, violin, Jonathan Cohen, cello, Kristian Bezuidenhout, harpsichord, Stefan Maass, guitar, HKKS, percussion. (CD DG 477-8094)
Ground after the Scotch Humour. Daniel Hope, violin, Jonathan Cohen, cello, Kristian Bezuidenhout, harpsichord, Stefan Maass, guitar, HKKS, percussion. (CD DG 477-8094)
Signals. Frode Haltli, accordion, Raoul Björkenheim, electric guitar, Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen, percussion. (CD Simax PSC1328)
Der göttliche Tivoli. Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen, percussion-solo. Dorian Keilhack, conductor. Stadtteater Bern. (CD Dacapo 6.220572-73)
Ricercata segunda. Daniel Hope & Lorenza Borrani, violins, Jonathan Cohen, cello, Kristian Bezuidenhout, harpsichord, Stefan Maass & Stephan Rath, lute/theorbo, HKKS, percussion. (CD DG 477-8094)
Gagliarda Napolitana. Daniel Hope, violin, Jonathan Cohen, cello, Kristian Bezuidenhout, harpsichord, Stefan Maass, guitar, HKKS, percussion. (CD DG 477-8094)
La Guerra cosí nominata di sua maestà. Daniel Hope, violin, Jonathan Cohen, cello, Kristian Bezuidenhout, harpsichord, Stefan Maass, guitar, HKKS, percussion. (CD DG 477-8094)
Stonewave for solo-percussion. Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen, percussion. (CD BIS 1219)
Rebonds. Hans-Kristian Kjos Sørensen, percussion. (CD BIS 1219)