Øystein Baadsvik
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Øystein Baadsvik (1966- ) is a tuba soloist and chamber musician.
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[edit] Biography
He began playing the tuba at the age of fifteen at his school in Trondheim, Norway, and won first prize at eighteen in a Norwegian national competition for soloists.
He studied under the tuba player Harvey Phillips and with Arnold Jacobs. Øystein Baadsvik’s international career began in 1991 when he was awarded two prizes at Concours International d’Exécution Musicale in Geneva.
Øystein Baadsvik is known for his master classes and tuba clinics which are frequently held in numerous universities throughout the United States including The Juilliard School, Indiana University, Cleveland Institute of Music, Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, the University of Wisconsin-Madison, Texas Christian University, and the University of Kentucky. In addition, every October, a tour of various colleges and universities occurs, coinciding with Octubafest, a yearly celebration of tuba music.
[edit] Fnugg
In addition to Baadsvik's notable performance schedule, a cult-like following has begun thanks to postings of his performances on [YouTube]. One of Baadsvik's most well-known works is Fnugg.
Fnugg was originally written for solo Tuba and features a variety of unique performance skills, including "lip beats" and multiphonics. It was later modified, with a major addition for either brass band or concert band and was titled Fnugg Blue. His YouTube performance of Fnugg Blue was very theatrical in nature, with dancing and clapping from the audience.
In his latest release is a collaboration with Niklas Sivelöv tilted “Danzas” for tuba and piano.
Other upcoming CD releases include the tuba concerti of Ralph Vaughan Williams, Lundquist, John Williams and Alexander Arutiunian with the Singapore Symphony Orchestra and the tuba concerti of Kalevi Aho, Fredrik Högberg and Jan Sandström with the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra.
[edit] CDs
- Tuba Works - 1992 (Simax)
- Tuba Carnival - 2003 (BIS)
- Danzas - 2006 (BIS)
- Kalevi Aho tuba concerto - 2007 (BIS)
- Prelude, Fnugg, and Riffs - 2007 (BIS)
