Øystein Baadsvik

Norwegian tubist (born 1966) Øystein BaadsvikBaadsvik and a pupilBackground informationBorn (1966-08-14) 14 August 1966 (age 60)Trondheim, NorwayGenresClassicalOccupationsSoloist, professorInstrumentTubaMusical artist Øystein Baadsvik (born 14 August 1966) is a Norwegian tuba soloist and chamber musician. The accolade is notable as the tuba is rarely an instrument that receives solo attention. Baadsvik is recognized as one of the world's most prominent tuba players. Biography Born in Trondheim, Norway, 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. His concert engagements include performances with orchestras such as the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, the Taipei National Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Philharmonic and Melbourne Symphony Orchestra. 2006 he made his New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall. 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 G