Viktor Nygård

Viola

Viktor Nygård is a Swedish violist based in Korsholm, Finland. He has studied at music academies in Stockholm, Copenhagen, and Leipzig, and has been active as both a chamber and orchestra musician throughout the Nordic countries.

Deeply committed to chamber music, Nygård has independently organized around thirty chamber music and opera festivals in Sweden. Since 2017, he has been employed as a musician with the Vaasa City Orchestra and is currently on leave to serve as Acting Executive Director of the Korsholm Music Festival.

Viktor lives with his family in a house built in 1846 in Jungsund, where he enjoys lighting a fire in the fireplace and spending time outdoors.

Participating in these concerts

Mini concerts

This year, Musikfestspelen is placing special focus on free concerts. On six days in July, we invite you to enjoy live music in the middle

A Day at the Circus!

Welcome to a colourful performance where the Little Donkey Puppet Theatre meets the musicians of the festival. Marionettes present breathtaking acrobatics, tightrope walking, and other

Musiikkia Veturitallissa

Under the name Music at the Engine Shed, eight of Vaasa’s music organizers join forces to showcase the breadth and quality of the region’s music

Free entry

Österbotten klingar

Six classical music organizers from Ostrobothnia come together in Helsinki to present the concert “Österbotten klingar” at Temppeliaukio Church. The concert celebrates the fifth anniversary

Free entry