Vetle Nærø

Biography

Norwegian pianist and composer Vetle Nærø grew up in the quiet coastal town of Ålesund. It is there that he first started studying piano with formal lessons from the age of nine. Over the years he honed his skills playing Chopin and Rachmaninoff and later discovered pioneering minimalists Philip Glass and Arvo Part while also starting a jazz trio side-project. Eventually, playing the music of others grew unsatisfying. Nærø wanted to express his own feelings more directly, so he composed his first piece aged 14 and released his first album aged 18.

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