Aage Kvalbein (born 1947 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian cellist and university
professor. He studied at the Oslo Conservatory, earned a Master of Music from
the University of Oregon in 1969, and completed his soloist examination at
Folkwang University in 1974. In 1974 he founded the Oslo Trio, touring Europe
and the United States, and earned the International Folkwang Prize in 1973 and
the Spellemannprize in 1979. His discography comprises around 40 recordings of
classical and contemporary repertoire. From 1980 he taught at the Norwegian
Academy of Music, becoming professor in 1...