Hakon Austbo

Håkon Austbø is truly a cosmopolitan figure on the music scene, a pianist identified not only with the music of countrymen Edvard Grieg (complete works), Geirr Tveitt, Fartein Valen, and Ase Hedstrom, but with music from all over the world, compositions by Messiaen, Debussy (complete works), Satie, Janácek (complete works), Scriabin (10 sonatas), Beethoven, Brahms, and many others. And Austbø's musical education has been a multi-ingredient recipe as well, beginning in his homeland, and then moving to France, the U.S., Germany, and England. In addition, Austbø lived and worked ...