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Hardenberg was born in Malmö and began his practice of the trumpet at the age of eight under the guidance of his hometown teacher, Bo Nilsson.[3] He then pursued further studies at the Paris Conservatoire, with Pierre Thibaud, and in Los Angeles with Thomas Stevens.[1]
2002: British Music Collection: Orchestral Works Peter Maxwell Davies, BBC Philharmonic Orchestra, Elgar Howarth (Decca 4734302)
2002: Adventures – Mysteries of the Macabre Gyorgy Ligeti, Roland Pöntinen (Deutsche Grammophon 4716082)
2002: Concertos Martinsson, Pärt, Tanberg, Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, Neeme Järvi (BIS 1208)
2001: British Music Collection: Dispelling the Fears Mark-Anthony Turnage, Philharmonia, Wallace, Harding (Decca 4688142)
2001: Prières san Parole Constant, Tomasi, Jolivet, Sauguet, Jansen, Satie, Damase, Hakim, Simon Preston (BIS 1109)
2001: British Music Collection: Endless Parade Harrison Birtwistle, BBC Philharmonic, Elgar Howarth (Decca 4734302)
2000: Wind Concertos Joseph Haydn, Academy of St Martin-in-the-Fields, Sir Neville Marriner, Elgar Howarth (Decca Eloquence 4681802)
2000: Panorama – Virtuoso Trumpet Clarke, Albinoni, M. Haydn, JS Bach, Stamitz, Hummel, I Musici, Sir Neville Marriner, Hans Stadlmair, Simon Preston (DG 4692292)
2000: Famous Classical Trumpet Concertos (2 CDs) Haydn, Hertel, Hummel, Stamitz…, The Academy of St.Martin-in-the-Fields, The London Philharmonic, Sir Neville Marriner, Elgar Howarth, Simon Preston, I Musici (Philips 464028-2)
2000: Håkan Hardenberger plays Swedish Trumpet Concertos Börtz, Sandström, Rabe, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, Gilbert Varga (BIS 1021)
1999: Concertos for Piano and Trumpet Shostakovitch, Enesco, City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Paavo Järvi, Leif Ove Andsnes (EMI 5567602)
1999: Fireworks – Music composed by Elgar Howarth: Vol 3 Elgar Howarth, Eikanger-Bjørsvik Musikklag, Elgar Howarth (Doyen Records)
1995: Cycle-Concert Skalkottas, H.Holliger / B.Canino / K. Thunemann (Philips 442 795-2/Universal Music 470-486-2)
1994: Baroque Trumpet Concerti Albinoni, Vivaldi, Corelli, Torelli, Marcello, Viviani, Franceschini, Baldassare, I Musici di Roma (Philips 442 131-2)
1994: The Virtuoso Trumpet J-B Arban, Jean Françaix, Antoine Tisné, Arthur Honegger, Sir Peter Maxwell Davies, Folke Rabe, John Hartmann, Roland Pöntinen (BIS 287)