NORSK biografi

Victoria Ulriksen (f. 2006) studerer utøvende orgel på bachelorstudiet ved Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig hos professor Martin Schmeding, parallelt med kirkemusikk på bachelorstudiet ved Norges musikkhøgskole hos professor Kåre Nordstoga. Hun studerer også hammerklaver og moderne klaver hos professor emerita Liv Glaser.

Hun har mottatt priser i konkurranser i både inn- og utland, blant annet 1. pris i finalen i Ungdommens Musikkmesterskap og publikumsprisen i den internasjonale Maria Hofer Orgelwettbewerb 2023. Hun har mottatt støtte og stipend fra blant annet Drømmestipendet, Tom Wilhelmsens stiftelse og Fegerstens stiftelse.

Victoria debuterte allerede som 15-åring i Oslo Domkirke, og utenlands i 2023 på Skandinavias eneste Cavaillé-Coll orgel i København. Hun har siden spilt konserter i Nidarosdomen, Fraumünster Zürich, Uppsala Domkyrka, Haderslev Domkirke, Westerkerk Amsterdam, og katedralen i Hasselt.

Hennes turné i England består i år av over 15 katedraler som Norwich, Truro og Southwark, i tillegg til en cembalokonsert på Handel House London og orgelkonsert i Westminster Abbey. Hun ble umiddelbart invitert tilbake til Westminster Abbey for 2026, og spiller den samme uken i St Paul’s Cathedral London.

Victoria har spilt flere konserter på en rekke festivaler som Oslo Internasjonale Kirkemusikkfestival, Bergen Orgelsommer, Nordisk Kirkemusikkfestival, og ble utvalgt av Olivier Latry til å spille på Orgelfestivalen i Haarlem på det berømte orgelet i St. Bavo. Hun har også åpnet Salzburg Festspiele 4 ganger. 

I 2025 spiller hun over 50 konserter, derav på internasjonale og prestisjefylte festivaler i Trieste katedralen, Fraumünster Zürich, Västerås Domkyrka, St. Chad’s Cathedral under den direktesendte «Thursday Live Plus!”, og Internasjonale Orgelsommer Karlsruhe. Hun er allerede booket for flere festivaler i 2026, deriblant den eksklusive «OrgelGlanzLichter» i Iserlohn, Orgelfestival.Ruhr, og de tradisjonelle Nyårsdagskonsertene i Stockholms Stadshus. Victoria vil representere Norge under Nordisk Kirkemusikksymposium i 2028.

ENGLISH biography

Victoria Ulriksen (b. 2006) studies organ in her bachelor’s degree at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig with professor dr. Martin Schmeding, in parallel with church music in her bachelor’s degree at the Norwegian Academy of Music with professor Kåre Nordstoga. She also studies fortepiano and modern piano with professor emerita Liv Glaser.

She has received prizes in competitions both at home and abroad, including 1st prize in the final of the Youth Music Championship and the audience prize in the International Maria Hofer Orgelwettbewerb 2023. She has received support and scholarships from Jansons Foundation, Tom Wilhelmsens Foundation and Fegerstens Foundation.

Victoria gave her debut recital at age 15 in Oslo Cathedral, and abroad in 2023 on Scandinavia’s only Cavaillé-Coll organ in Copenhagen. She has later played recitals in Nidaros Cathedral, Fraumünster Zürich, Uppsala Cathedral, Haderslev Cathedral, Westerkerk Amsterdam and Hasselt Cathedral.

Her tours in England this year consists of over 15 cathedrals such as Norwich, Truro and Southwark, including an harpsichord recital at Handel House London and organ recital in Westminster Abbey. She was immediately invited back to Westminster Abbey for 2026, in the same week as she will play in St Paul’s Cathedral London.

Victoria has played at a number of festivals such as the Oslo International Church Music Festival, Bergen International Organ Festival, Nordic Church Music Festival, and was chosen by Olivier Latry to play at the International Organ Festival Haarlem on the famous organ in St. Bavo last summer. She has also opened the Salzburg Festival 4 times.

In 2025, she will play over 50 solo recitals, hence at international and prestigious festivals in Trieste Cathedral, Fraumünster Zürich, Västerås Cathedral, St. Chad’s Cathedral during their live-streamed «Thursday Live Plus!”, and at the International Organ Summer Karlsruhe. She is already booked for many festivals in 2026, such as the exclusive “OrgelGlanzLichter” in Iserlohn, Orgelfestival.Ruhr, and the traditional New Year’s concerts at Stockholm City Hall. Victoria will represent Norway at the Nordic Church Music Symposium in 2028.

DEUTSCH biografie

Victoria Ulriksen (geb. 2006) studiert Kirchenmusik an der Norwegischen Musikakademie bei Professor Kåre Nordstoga und Orgel an der Hochschule für Musik und Theater Leipzig bei Professor Dr. Martin Schmeding. Sie erhielt Preise bei Wettbewerben im In- und Ausland. Sie gibt regelmäßig Konzerte in Norden und Europa (UK-Tour dieses Jahr). Sie hat dreimal bei den Salzburger Festspielen und dem Internationalen Kirchenmusikfestival Oslo gespielt.

Im Jahr 2024 wird sie durch Kathedralen in England (Truro und Blackburn) touren, sowie Konzerte in Fraumünster Kirche in Zürich und Uppsala Kathedrale. Sie wird auch ein Konzert im Rahmen des Nordic Church Music Festival an der Cavaillé-Coll-Orgel in der Jesus-Kirche in Kopenhagen geben.