BIOGRAPHY
Kristoffer Wøien is a Norwegian freelance conductor based in Oslo, Norway. He holds a Master's degree in conducting from the Norwegian Academy of Music, where he studied with Professor Ole Kristian Ruud. The last three years he has been an active member of the national elite program Dirigentforum.

Kristoffer grew up with a childhood dream of becoming a musician. He studied classical trumpet performance in Tromsø, Norway, and moved to Oslo for persuing his conducting studies in 2020, where he was soon accepted in Dirigentforum. In 2023 he was fortunate enough to be accepted into Zürcher Hochschule der Künste in Switzerland as an exchange student, with Prof. Christoph Mathias Mueller and Prof. Johannes Schlaefli.

During masterclasses in Norway, Kristoffer has conducted many professional ensembles, including The Norwegian Radio Orchestra (KORK), Stavanger Symphony Orchestra and Trondheim Symphony Orchestra.

In 2025 Kristoffer was assistant conductor at the The Norwegian Opera & Ballet during the production of L. Janáček's The Cunning Little Vixen. During the same time he also arranged a children's version of this opera, which was premiered with the professional ensemble Più Sinfonietta.

 In 2024 Kristoffer had his exam concert with The Norwegian Radio Orchestra (KORK). He has also previously conducted many of the professional wind bands in Norway, in addition to a recording of Norwegian music for the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation.