Christian Ihle Hadland was born in Stavanger in 1983. He received his first lessons at the age of eight and at the age of eleven was enrolled at the Rogaland Music Conservatory, later studying with Jiri Hlinka, the teacher of among others Leif Ove Andsnes, at the Barratt Due Institute of Music in Oslo.

He has made his mark in both national and international venues, and is today considered on of the finest Norwegian classical pianists. He has played with all the major Norwegian symphony orchestras, and has been invited to play with orchestras including the London Symphony Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Orchestra and the Czech Radio Orchestra. Christian Ihle Hadland is a highly sought-after chamber musician, and has appeared several times in prestigious festivals, including the Risør Festival of Chamber Music, the Bergen International Festival and Kissinger Sommer in Bad Kissingen. He has collaborated with, among others, Janine Jansen, Henning Kraggerud, Lars Anders Tomter, Truls Mørk, Clemens Hagen, Christian Poltera, Renée Fleming and Ivry Gitlis.