Oystein baadsvik biography

6-Sep-2009

4BR's Chris Thomas talks to one of the great tuba players in the brass world - Oystein Baadsvik.

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Øystein Baadsvik has done for the tuba what his fellow Scandinavian Christian Lindberg has done for the trombone. 

Innovator

Away from the confines of the brass band world, his international reputation as a soloist, technical innovator and champion of new music for his instrument, have helped the tuba to reach soloistic heights on the classical stage that were hardly imaginable as little as ten years ago.

On one level, his upbringing in Norway might have drawn him into the adventurous brass band scene that has existed in his native country for many years now, yet despite a brief period with Ila Brass Band, he decided to pursue a rather different path and mission, ultimately succeeding in building a reputation for himself that has seen him appear as soloist with orchestra’s all over the world.

Artistic freedom