Lotte Hellstrøm Hestad (born 1995) has received her education at the Norwegian Academy of Music and the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen. There, she studied with Peter Herresthal, Lars Anders Tomter, and Tim Fredriksen. She has won first prizes in several competitions, including the Nordstrand Rotary Music Competition and the chamber music competition at the Norwegian Academy of Music. She has performed with various orchestras and ensembles, including the Copenhagen Philharmonic, the Norwegian Jazz Orchestra, the Copenhagen Strings, the Oslo Strings, and the Brava String Quartet. She has also been a soloist with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra and has participated in several studio and TV recordings, including the Eurovision Song Contest, The Voice, and the Norwegian TV show "Hver gang vi møtes" (Every Time We Meet). She teaches at the Nordre Follo Cultural School and is currently involved in the production of "Miss Saigon" at Folketeateret. Lotte is a musician who enjoys musical diversity and values playing togheter with others.
