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Steinar Ofsdal
Steinar Ofsdal in concert, 2016
Steinar Ofsdal in concert, 2016
Background information
Born (1948-10-04) 4 October 1948 (age 75)
Oslo, Norway
GenresJazz, folk
Occupation(s)Musician
Instrument(s)Flute
Websiteofsdal.no

Steinar Ofsdal (born 4 October 1948) is a Norwegian composer and flutist.[1][2]

Career

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Ofsdal has since 1967 performed on numerous stages in Norway, and worldwide in different settings.[2] He has performed alone or within one of his many bands, and is also known as one of the members of the folk group Bukkene Bruse, including Annbjørg Lien, Arve Moen Bergset and Bjørn Ole Rasch.[1] He has written several compositions for his own concert use, and music for theater, film, television and radio.[1]

Ofsdal won the Spellemannprisen 1983 in the Open class for the album Hat Trick and Spellemannprisen 1989 with Per Midtstigen in the class Folk / Old Norwegian Folk Dance for the album Sjøfløyta. Bukkene Bruse was awarded Spellemannprisen 1993 in the class Children's music. He was also awarded Gammleng-prisen 1999 in open class and was nominated for Edvard Prize 2005, in the class Traditional folk music. In 2009 he was twice winner of the championship in folk music (Landskappleiken Geilo) in sjøfløyte (sea flute) and seljefløyte (willow flute), and he received Egil Storbekkens Music Prize for 2009, and is Professor of music at the Norges Musikkhøgskole and the Ole Bull Academy in Norway.[1]

Awards and honors

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Discography

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As leader

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As sideman

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With Sigmund Groven

With Lars Klevstrand

With Geirr Lystrup

With Lillebjorn Nilsen

With others

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Steinar Ofsdal Biography". Store Norske Leksikon. Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  • ^ a b "Steinar Ofsdal, alias Chinese name 阿福 A Fu – Professor, Musiker, Komponist". Bransjeregister MIC.no. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  • ^ "Ofsdal prises" (in Norwegian). Norsk Musikkinformasjon MIC.no. Retrieved 12 December 2012.
  • Preceded by

    Karl Seglem

    Recipient of the Gammleng-prisen Open class
    1999
    Succeeded by

    Susanne Lundeng


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