Tuba Virtuoso Oystein Baadsvik Coming to Woodbury

Press release

Øystein Baadsvik is the only tuba virtuoso to have carved out a career exclusively as a soloist. The unique virtuosity and musicality Mr. Baadsvik’s brings to the tuba has established him as the exemplar of the instrument. His multi-faceted musical career as a soloist, chamber musician, lecturer and recording artist has taken him all over the world.

His international engagements include performances with orchestras such as the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, Bergen Philharmonic, Warsaw Philharmonic Orchestra, the Taipei National Symphony Orchestra, Singapore Philharmonic, and the Orchestra Victoria of Melbourne. Baadsvik has performed in some of the most famous venues in the world and 2006 made his New York recital debut at Carnegie Hall.

He works constantly to expand the musical aspects of the tuba and has premiered some forty solo works by composers from the USA, Russia, Sweden, Norway and Switzerland. In this ongoing process he has developed new tuba-playing techniques that have been used in a number of more recent works for the instrument.

Baadsvik is an active recording artist whose CDs receive unstinting praise. During the last two years he reached a major breakthrough in Japan, where his CDs ranked second in sales recordings for all wind instruments. In their review of “Tuba Works”, American Record Guide said, “This spectacular recording establishes Baadsvik as one of the best solo tubists in the world.” In praise of “Tuba Carnival”, The Daily Telegraph, U.K said, “...his capacity for lyricism in a recording that emancipates the tuba from its Cinderella role with ear-catching panache. Baadsvik shows that anything a violin can do, a tuba can do too.”

Many of Oystein’s greatest works may be heard and seen on YouTube. Join us for an unforgettable evening with Oystein Baadsvik in concert with Minne-Brass, performing partner of Minnesota Brass Drum and Bugle Corps.

Sunday, March 10 at 7:00 p.m. at King of Kings Lutheran Church, located at 1583 Radio Drive in Woodbury MN. $10 General Admission Tickets will go on sale February 1.

For more information and ticket sales contact the church office at 651-738-3110 or www.kingofkingswoodbury.org.   
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