Benedicte Palko is a very active and demanded chamber musician. She has appeared on numerous international festivals like the “International Chamber music Festival” in Stavanger, organized by the renowned Norwegian cellist Truls Mřrk, and “Musik vid Siljan” festival in Sweden.

Benedicte Palko is a member of the newly-founded Nordic Piano trio “Nordic Phases” together with the Finnish violinist Sakari Tepponen and the Swedish cellist Vanja Lauro. The trio will perform in the Nordic countries, the Baltic region and Spain in the near future.

In Denmark Benedicte Palko has formed a duo with Danmarks Radio Orchestra’s solo cellist Henrik Dam Thomsen, and in Spain she plays with the saxophone player Albert Juliá (sponsored by Yamaha) and forms the duo “Ars Nova” with cellist Israel Fausto Martínez.

The well-known violinist Malin Broman from the "Kungsbacka Piano Trio" is her regular violin partner.

Benedicte Palko has received many prizes and awards. Recently she was also given a Steinway grand piano by the Danish "Augustinus Foundation".

Benedicte Palko studied at the Royal Danish Academy of Music with Prof. José Ribera, where she completed diploma and soloist studies. A US-Fulbright Foundation scholarship made possible for Benedicte Palko to study with the legendary pianist and teacher Distinguished Prof. György Sebök for 2 years at Indiana University School of Music (Bloomington, USA).

Reviews

”Six-star piano recital”
”...If someone deserves to be pointed out and not pass unnoticed, it is the young, brilliant Benedicte Palko who visited ”Musikkens Venner” with an impressive recital. Perhaps the biggest cultural event in our town this fall...”
“...We sensed an underlying musicality and ability to shape and nuance the music...”
“The young artist also masters the contemporary style”
In Christian Sinding’s piano sonata:” The performance didn’t lack either brilliance or rapidity, and never at any time, this made the interpretation suffer in this almost unplayable work.” Liszt 2nd Ballade: “Benedicte Palko let the “Sturm und Drang” fade out- after a pompous crescendo- in soft poetic sounds. 6.11.2001

Sarpsborg Arbeiderblad
 

”She knows how to make the instrument sing so the tone reaches both the hall and your mind...” “As a pianist she has an extraordinary equipped technique...”

Berlingske Tidene
 

"...A picture was drawn of a poetic-dramatic nature with "wim and vigor" in her touch and a highly developed sense of dynamics..."
About Franz Liszt's Ballade no.2 in h-minor:
"...Overwhelming must be how to best describe the energy and the dramatically solidity in which Palko interpreted this piece...” 4.11.1998
"...BP unfolded a strong musical performance in Franz Liszt's Totentanz. She demonstrated a technical control in the virtuoso parts with powerful sound, for thereafter to withdraw the sound to dream and poetry in the work's more introverted parts and find a singing tone. A true romantic performance, playing on a high range of emotions and colors..." 17.11.1999

Jyllandsposten
 

"...it is a proof that this musician has a great future in the world of art."
About Ravel’s Trio:
“The reaction of the audience of the wonderful ensemble tactfully and skillfully led by pianist Benedicte Palko, was grateful ”bravos” and clatter of feet.” 20.11.1996

Riga Newspaper
 

"...Temperament and technique were perfectly brought together...” 26.10.1998
”Palko stands out as a listening musician and appears brilliant in music making with others.” 7.01.2000

Stavanger Aftenbladet
 

About Lasse Thoresen’s ”Sun play”:
”The evenings probably most exciting and rewarding piece- and a strong achievement by the pianist Benedicte Palko.” 8.11.1996

Bornholm Tidene
 

About “Liszt’s Totentanz”:
“The piece was performed with great force and awarded with strong approval and rewarding applause from the Swiss conductor Michel Tabachnik.” 17.11.1999

Aarhus Stiftstidene

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