Carl Nilsen (1992) is a Norwegian conductor, composer, and arranger. He holds Master’s degrees in orchestral conducting from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, where he studied with prof. Ole Kristian Ruud, prof. B. Tommy Andersson and David Björkman.

He has worked with several leading Norwegian and Swedish professional ensembles, including the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Trondheim Symphony Orchestra, Norrlandsoperans Symphony Orchestra, and Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra among others. As part of his education, he has also conducted concerts with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra and Gävle Symphony Orchestra.

His background includes a Bachelor’s degree in classical clarinet from the Barratt Due Institute of Music, and studies in film scoring with a focus on conducting at the Norwegian TV and Film Academy at Lilyhammer University of Applied Sciences (HINN).

From 2020 to 2022, Nilsen was a member of Dirigentforum, and he has participated in masterclasses with mentors such as Paavo Järvi, Juanjo Mena, Leonid Grin, Vasily Petrenko, Hannu Lintu, Johannes Schlaefli, Jukka-Pekka Saraste and Jorma Panula.

Nilsen is also a versatile and widely used arranger and composer with several commissions.