Helge Lilletvedt

Helge Lilletvedt (born 13 June 1964 in Bergen, Norway) is a Norwegian jazz pianist, keyboardist, composer and arranger, known from collaborations and album releases with Herborg Kråkevik, Anne Dorte Michelsen, Vamp, Göran Fristorp,  Terje Rypdal, Vigleik Storaas, Arve Henriksen, Per Jørgensen, Olav Dale, Helén Eriksen, Ole Amund Gjersvik.

In the 1980’s Lilletvedt started freelancing in classical, modern contemporary, jazz, and pop music, playing a wide range of keyboard instruments, focusing on piano.

In addition to clubs and jazz festivals, he started working as musician, composer, arranger, and musical director at Den Nationale Scene where he has since collaborated on more than 40 different productions.

He has also worked at Det Vestnorske Teateret (Hordaland Teater), Beaivváš Sámi Našunálateáhter and Nordland Teater.

Lilletvedt studied classical piano with Jiri Hlinka and music theory at Bergen Music Conservatory (1983-1987), today known as the Grieg Academy (University of Bergen).

In recent years he has worked as assistant professor at the same institution.

During the 1990’s Lilletvedt continued working in theatre as well as composing for film, video, and visual arts and playing extended solo-improvisations to screenings of silent movies such as The Birth of a Nation and La Passion de Jeanne d’Arc at the cinematheque in Bergen.

He contributed to numerous recordings, including several recipients of Spellemannsprisen.

In the early 2000’s Lilletvedt wrote string arrangements for the Trondheim Soloists and played on “Kråkeviks Songbok” (2000) by Herborg Kråkevik receiving 4 x platinum sales in Norway.

His particular take on traditional songs, string arrangements, and piano playing was also heard on “Fred hviler over land og by” (2001) by Danish singer Anne Dorte Michelsen and “Siste stikk” (2005) by Vamp.