Christian Mohr Levisen is a multi-instrumentalist who was born and raised in the rural area of Vendsyssel in northern Denmark. His main instrument is the rarely seen hurdy gurdy, a mechanical string instrument with roots in the Middle Ages that plays cello-like drones and melodies in the viola register. As the third ever in Scandinavia to graduate from his studies with a focus on this instrument, he now still works with adapting the instrument to different musical traditions. In addition, he also plays the Swedish cittern (10-string octave mandolin), an instrument that was developed to imitate the intricate ornaments and microtonal aspects of the Swedish violin traditions. Christian has played concerts and taught workshops in Denmark and throughout Europe.

Find out more via Christian's Making Tracks Discovery Portal