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Øystein Baadsvik
Person · male · Norway · Trondheim · born 1966 · recording since 1993
Norwegian tuba soloist and chamber musician
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Also known as Oystein Baadsvik · オイスタイン・ボーズウィック
Timeline
9 events▣ Album 7◦ Birth 1★ Debut release 1
1960s
1990s
· Debut release
Debut release: Tuba Works
First documented Album in the MusicBrainz discography.
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2000s
2010s
Biography
English biography429 words · 4 sectionssource: wikipedia-en · licence CC BY-SA 4.0 · revision 1365733420
Biography
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 Geneva.
Øystein Baadsvik is known for his master classes, performances, and tuba clinics which are frequently held in numerous universities throughout the world including The Juilliard School, Indiana University, Cleveland Institute of Music, Northwestern University, Shepherd School of Music at Rice University, the University of Wisconsin–Madison, Texas Christian University, The Royal College of Music Eastern Connecticut State University, Old Dominion University, Emory 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.
Baadsvik has been described as "the only independent virtuoso tuba soloist in the world; he may be the greatest tuba player, period". Baadsvik is known for his effort to bring the instrument to the forefront of orchestral performances, and to include the instrument in compositions where it is seldom seen, such as in Vivaldi's "Winter".
Fnugg
One of Baadsvik's most well-known works is Fnugg (Norwegian for something small, like a snowflake). 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.
CDs
Tuba Works – 1992 (Simax)
Tuba Carnival – 2003 (BIS)
Danzas – 2006 (BIS)
Kalevi Aho tuba concerto – 2007 (BIS)
Prelude, Fnugg, and Riffs – 2007 (BIS)
20th Century Tuba Concertos – 2008 (BIS)
21st Century Tuba Concertos – 2009 (BIS)
Ferry Tales – 2010 (BIS)
Snowflakes – 2011 (BIS)
Chameleon – 2012 (BIS)
Øystein Baadsvik plays Tuba Concertos - 2014 (BIS)
Journey - 2018 (BIS)
Discography & profile
Normalised profile
Percentiles are computed over every artist in the database, so a tier-3 artist can still sit in the 95th percentile on a single axis.
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 7 | 87.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 9 | 85.5th |
| Recording span (years) | 25 | 55.9th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Percentiles are computed at render time; missing values mean the artist has no data on that axis.
Discography (7 release groups · 7 studio albums)
Albums · 7
1993 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 58:46
1Sonata for Bass Tuba and Piano: I. Allegro pesante3:312Sonata for Bass Tuba and Piano: II. Allegro assai1:293Sonata for Bass Tuba and Piano: III. Variationen6:134Sonata for Tuba and Piano, op. 34: I. Andante sostenuto5:035Sonata for Tuba and Piano, op. 34: II. Allegro energico3:046Sonata for Tuba and Piano, op. 34: III. Allegro moderato4:277Sonata for Tuba and Piano, op. 5: I. Allegro giocoso4:118Sonata for Tuba and Piano, op. 5: II. Andante sostenuto3:159Sonata for Tuba and Piano, op. 5: III. Marcato e ritmico2:5210Encounters II for Tuba Solo5:5211Sonata Concertante, for Tuba and Brass Quintet: I. Allegro8:3212Sonata Concertante, for Tuba and Brass Quintet: II. Andante molto moderato5:0613Sonata Concertante, for Tuba and Brass Quintet: III. Molto allegro5:112003 · studio album
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Tracklist · 13 tracks · 1:01:19
1Fnugg3:352L'Inverno (Winter) from The Four Seasons, Op. 8: I. Allegro non molto3:143L'Inverno (Winter) from The Four Seasons, Op. 8: II. Largo2:014L'Inverno (Winter) from The Four Seasons, Op. 8: III. Allegro3:295Anitra's Dance3:396Concerto for Tuba and Strings: I. Prolog7:497Concerto for Tuba and Strings: II. Canzone. Andante6:518Concerto for Tuba and Strings: III. Finale. Allegro3:299Norwegian Dance No. 15:0510Kesh Jig3:4811Variations in Olden Style (d'aprés Bach)5:3012Carnival of Venice7:5713Csárdás4:522006 · studio album
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Tracklist · 21 tracks · 57:29
1Tres danzas: I. Allegretto misterioso2:572Tres danzas: II. Andante quasi adagio4:033Tres danzas: III. Vivace3:294Sonata for Tuba and Piano: I. Allegro pesante3:205Sonata for Tuba and Piano: II. Allegro assai1:216Sonata for Tuba and Piano: III. Variations6:247Tuba Suite: I. Prelude3:088Tuba Suite: II. Hornpipe1:519Tuba Suite: III. Saraband3:3210Tuba Suite: IV. Bourree0:5311Tuba Suite: V. Brief Interlude1:0012Tuba Suite: VI. Mazurka1:2913Tuba Suite: VII. Ground (Jacob's Dream)2:1914Tuba Suite: VIII. Galop (with Cadenza)3:2815Waltz for Mippy III from Brass Music1:5516Three Miniatures: I. Allegro vivace1:1917Three Miniatures: II. Freely3:0618Three Miniatures: III. Allegro vivace1:4719Milonga del ángel3:3320Invierno porteño2:2621Adiós Nonino4:092010 · studio album
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Tracklist · 14 tracks · 1:02:32
1Ordner seg4:382Prince Igor (Fantasy on a Theme by A. Borodin)3:333Dancing on a Blue Ribbon5:004Vise3:105Somewhere Over the Rainbow6:326Tango4:307Salme i g-moll5:038Slipesteinsvalsen4:479Uten text4:4910Sommernatt ved fjorden5:2211Jeg plukker fløylsgræs4:0412Sangen3:4213Ordner seg II4:0514Déja vu3:172011 · studio album
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Tracklist · 16 tracks · 1:04:53
1O Come All Ye Faithful (Adeste fideles)3:062When You Wish Upon a Star3:573Ave Maria4:174Ding Dong Merrily on High3:555Eatnemen Vuelie3:266Betlehems stjärna5:327God Rest You Merry, Gentlemen5:038O helga natt4:369Jul, jul strålande jul5:0010Snøfnugg3:4211Fantasi over Mitt hjerte alltid vanker2:5712Mary's Boy Child2:5413När det lider mot jul3:5614St. Stephen's Holiday6:0515Silent Night3:2016Deilig er jorden3:072012 · studio album
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Tracklist · 7 tracks · 1:04:48
1Did You Do?3:582Memory of a Rose13:263Concerto for Bass Tuba and Concert Band13:234Concerto for Tuba and Fanfare Band15:205Minuano (Six Eight)5:056Chameleon8:437Bass in the Ballroom for Tuba and Brass Band4:532018 · studio album
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Tracklist · 6 tracks · 58:35
1Concerto for Indian Violin & Tuba: I. —10:002Concerto for Indian Violin & Tuba: II. —10:093Concerto for Indian Violin & Tuba: III. —13:354Journey10:095Eclipse7:546A Tribute to Bach6:48
Stats & PK
Percentile within all 23,672 published artists.Put Øystein Baadsvik head-to-head →
| Metric | Value | Percentile |
|---|---|---|
| Wikipedia language versions | 10 | 58.3th |
| Spotify monthly listeners | — | no data |
| Release groups in DB | 7 | 80.4th |
| Studio albums | 7 | 87.5th |
| Awards recorded | 0 | 0th |
| Timeline events | 9 | 85.5th |
| Recording span (years) | 25 | 55.9th |
| Genres | 2 | 74th |
Awards & honours
Where this record comes from
portrait—Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 3.0 · retrieved 11 October 2026
https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Tubadsvik.jpgaliases/urls—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/087c5494-4a33-4863-99a6-e4527f3b0b10discography—musicbrainz · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://musicbrainz.org/artist/087c5494-4a33-4863-99a6-e4527f3b0b10core—wikidata · CC0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q317329seed-list—wikipedia · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98ystein_Baadsvikbiography—wikipedia-en · CC BY-SA 4.0 · retrieved 10 October 2026
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%98ystein_Baadsvik
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Wikidata: Q317329 · MusicBrainz: 087c5494-4a33-4863-99a6-e4527f3b0b10
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