Per Olav Øien (31 October 1937 – 25 May 2016) was a Norwegian

flautist The flute is a family of classical music instrument in the woodwind group. Like all woodwinds, flutes are aerophones, meaning they make sound by vibrating a column of air. However, unlike woodwind instruments with reeds, a flute is a reedless ...

Biography

Øien was born in

Bergen Bergen (), historically Bjørgvin, is a city and municipality in Vestland county on the west coast of Norway. , its population is roughly 285,900. Bergen is the second-largest city in Norway. The municipality covers and is on the peninsula of ...

to Peder Øien and Eva Kitty Bøe. He graduated from Bergens Handelsgymnas in 1956, and studied flute at Bergen Musikkonservatorium under the flautist

Hans Stenseth Hans Stenseth (30 December 1896 – 18 May 1994) was a Norwegian flautist, known as one of the leading in flautists in Norway in his time. He toured extensively and played with the country's leading ensembles. Biography Stenseth was born in Gr ...

and music theory teacher Trygve Fischer. In his hometown, he played with the

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra is a Norwegian orchestra based in Bergen. Its principal concert venue is the Grieg Hall. History Established in 1765 under the name ''Det Musicalske Selskab'' (The Musical Society), it later changed its name t ...

(1956–61), but moved to Oslo to study with

Ørnulf Gulbransen Ørnulf Gulbransen (born 19 December 1916 in Kristiania (Oslo), Norway – deceased 20 February 2004 in Oslo) was a Norwegian Classical musician (flute), married 1945 to the violinist Elsa Lilian Gustavsen (b. 1921). Career Gulbransen had for ...

. He debuted at Universitetets Aula in 1962 and he started Oslo Blåsekvintett in 1962 with peers. Øien was assigned as solo flutist for the

Norwegian Radio Orchestra The Norwegian Radio Orchestra (Norwegian, ''Kringkastingsorkestret'', abbreviated as KORK) is a radio orchestra affiliated with the Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (''Norsk rikskringkasting AS'', or NRK). Its principal base is the ''Store Studi ...

from 1962 to 1967, and with the

Oslo Philharmonic The Oslo Philharmonic (Oslo-Filharmonien) is a Norwegian symphony orchestra based in Oslo, Norway. The orchestra traces its roots to the Philharmonic Society founded in 1847 and the Christiania Musical Association co-founded by Edvard Grieg in 18 ...

from 1967 to 1985. From 1985 he was appointed professor at the

Norwegian Academy of Music The Norwegian Academy of Music (Norwegian: ''Norges musikkhøgskole'', NMH) is a university-level music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the co ...

. His albums include ''Contemporary Music From Norway'' (1972, with

Eva Knardahl Eva Knardahl Freiwald (10 May 1927 – 3 September 2006) was a Norwegian pianist, with a noted career both as a child prodigy and adult performer. Her debut with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra at the age of 12, in which she played three conce ...

), ''Concerto for Flute and Strings'' from 1978, and ''Flute and Harp'' from 1985. He recorded and toured internationally with the ensemble Den Norske Blåsekvintett where he replaced Ørnulf Gulbransens in 1972, which received the

Norwegian Music Critics Award The Norwegian Music Critics Award (''Den norske Musikkritikerprisen'' or ''Kritikerprisen'') is awarded by the Norwegian Critics' Association (''Norsk Kritikerlag'') and has been awarded every year since 1947. Norwegian Critics' Association (in Norw ...

for 1976/1977.

References

1937 births 2016 deaths Musicians from Bergen Norwegian flautists Academic staff of the Norwegian Academy of Music {{norway-musician-stub