Niklas Walentin is a Danish-Swiss violinist born in 1994 and raised on the island of Møn. He won second prize at the 2012 Carl Nielsen International Violin Competition, also taking the prize for best interpretation of Nielsen's works, and has since performed as a soloist at Carnegie Hall, the Mariinsky Theatre and the Philharmonia in St. Petersburg. A founding member of the prize-winning piano trio Trio Vitruvi, he also serves as artistic director of several European festivals. In recent years he has moved into jazz, releasing the acclaimed tribute album "Another June Night" dedicated to Danish jazz legend Svend Asmussen.
Niklas Walentin was engaged by string producer Larsen Strings as an artist in August 2026.
The album "New Nordic: Pocket Concertos" with Niklas Walentin and Danish Chamber Players was released on Naxos in April 2026 with seven newly composed Nordic violin concertos.
The Strad reviewed "New Nordic: Pocket Concertos" and described the project as an ambitious pandemic initiative that bore fruit.
The debut jazz album "Another June Night" - a tribute to Svend Asmussen recorded on Bornholm with Snorre Kirk Trio - received critical acclaim, including from BBC Radio 3.
The album "Brahms: Violin Sonatas Nos. 1-3" with pianist Christina Bjørkøe was released in 2024.
