Singing Oboe

Trygve Aarvik has been one of Norway's leading oboists for decades. As the solo oboist in the Norwegian Radio Orchestra between 1981 and 2018, he is also the most heard oboist in Norway, with countless radio and television broadcasts to his name - "everyone" has heard Trygve's singing oboe. Now he steps forth as soloist in works by three central Norwegian composers. The newest and most broadly conceived work among them is a concerto for oboe and orchestra by Kjell Habbestad, in addition to two hidden classics, "Cantus VIII" by Egil Hovland for oboe and string quartet and "Concerto for Oboe and Strings" by Johan Kvandal. The string quartet consists of Kolbjørn Holthe and Henrik Hannisdal on violins, Jon Sønstebø on viola and Frida Fredrikke Waaler Wærvågen on cello; Ingar Bergby is conducting.