During the past 15 years various projects with the Ars Nova Sinfonietta, and chamber music groups within the ensemble, especially with the Ars Nova String Quartet (Christer Lindwall, Rhizome on Phono Suecia) and Kulchural Archipelagos Quintet (Anders Hultqvist Traces, released on Chamber Sound, nominated to the manifest award in 2009) With Ars Nova several CD's on dB Productions sweden. Among chamber music projects outside of Ars Nova the past 15 years: HOT 3 with flautist Terje Thiwång and viola player Torbjörn Helander (Trio con Forza on Phono Suecia, Sweden) The Six Tones, a Vietnamese Swedish Project with master players Thanh Thuy, who plays the Dan Tranh and Ngo Tra My who plays the Dan Bau. This ensemble has been collaborating with laptop improviser and composer Henrik Frisk since the beginning of the project. See www.myspace.com/thesixtones Since many years I also play duo with accordeon player Geir Draugsvoll, with many commissions of new works from Scandinavian composers. The Black Bile Galliards is my duo with the composer and computer improviser Natasha Barrett: www.myspace.com/blackbilegalliards
Stefan Östersjö
born in 1967, is one of the most prominent soloists within new music in Sweden. Since his debut CD (Swedish Grammy in 1997) he has recorded extensively and toured Europe, the US and Asia. He writes articles on contemporary music and is frequently invited to give lectures and master classes at universities, festivals and academic conferences. His special fields of interest are the interaction with electronics, and experimental work with different kinds of stringed instruments other than the classical guitar. His great interest in chamber music has resulted in the founding of flute, viola and guitar-trio HOT 3 and collaboration with most chamber ensembles and important soloists in Scandinavia such as Jonny Axelsson, Geir Draugsvoll, KammarensembleN, Ensemble Gageego and Ensemble Ars Nova. He is continuously working with composers both in Sweden and abroad on the task of extending the repertory of solo works and chamber music with guitar. As a soloist he has cooperated with conductors such as Peter Eötvös, Lothar Zagrosek, Pierre André Valade, Mario Venzago, Franck Ollu and Tuomas Ollila. He has recorded extensively for the Swedish National Radio and also for Swedish TV as well as in many other countries
Education and research
Dr. Stefan Östersjö studied with Gunnar Spjuth and Prof Per-Olof Johnsson at the Malmö Academy of Music (1987-1992) and also with Peder Riis and Magnus Andersson in Stockholm and Darmstadt. He continued his studies with a PhD project within the field of artistic research, carried out in 2002-2008. His thesis SHUT UP ‘N’ PLAY! Negotiating the Musical Work is published by Lund University. It is a piece of artistic research that attempts to merge artistic practice, qualitative research methods and critical analysis in a project concerned with contemporary performance practices, and specifically how these practices are created and transmitted in the interaction between composer and performer. He is at present engaged in artistic research on improvisation in different cultural contexts at the Malmö Academy of Music, a project involving performers and researchers in The Netherlands, Vietnam and Sweden.
Cover to SHUT UP 'N' PLAY! Negotiating the musical work. Published by Lund University.
The book can be ordered from reception@mhm.lu.se
CD's
In 1995 he made his CD debut as soloist on Ensemble Ars Nova's second CD (nominated to a Swedish "Grammy -96" for best classical album).
His first soloCD, with works by E Carter, J Dillon, F Donatoni and T Murail, recieved a Swedish "Grammy Award" in the category of "Best Classical Album" in 1998.
His second soloCD, with works by Swedish composers, was released in spring 2001.
In summer -99 he recorded Kent Olofsson's "Il Liuto d'Orfeo", a recording which is released by GMEB in Bourges and by dB Productions (Sweden).
He has recorded the lute works of JS Bach on the 11-stringed alto guitar, released on dB Productions (Sweden) in 2003.
In 2003 “Trio con Forza”, a constellation of Swedish works for flute, viola and guitar, with HOT 3 was released on Phono Suecia.
His fourth solo CD on dB Productions, “Play Time” with works for guitar and electronics was released in 2004. In 2005 “Rhizome”, a portrait CD with works for guitar and chamber ensemble by Swedish composer Christer Lindwall was released on Phono Suecia (Sweden). In autumn 2007, his recording of Kent Olofsson’s Guitar Concerto “Corde” with the Gothenburg Symphony and Mario Venzago was released on Phono Suecia in January 2008. He has also recorded the complete guitar works by Danish composer Per Nørgård, released on Caprice in 2008. In august 2009 his duo project with Natasha Barrett under the title "Black Bile Ex Tempore" will be released on Elektron Records.
All CD:s can be ordered from www.swedishmusicshop.com except Black Bile Extempore, which can be ordered from http://www.elektronrecords.com
Here's a video with Östersjö playing the 11-stringed alto guitar in a piece by André Chini. Videography by Josef Doukkali.
Thanks. I will check out the Nordgard stuff. I find myself continually drawn to the Scandinavian composers. I am a big fan of Sibelius, Aarre Merikanto, Nordheim, Saariaho, Nordgard, too many to name, but I love that sound. Best of luck in your work my friend.
Helle Stefan, We' ve listened carefully to your compositions on ms. Allow us to congratulate you for your wonderful musical research. All the Best, www.vivaldiguitartrio.it
Hi Stefan, I have enjoyed your self titled CD for many years now and was happy to see you here on myspace. I really admired your bold playing and choice of program. my brother who is a guitar performance major loves the cd as well. i really enjoy that cd to this day.
good to see you here. will check your site out and interested in obtaining your other recordings.
Hey Stefan, glad to hear your solo work and read about your projects. Very interesting to me is yur research on improvisation in different cultural contexts...I would like to send you a CD (or two), so if you would be so kind as to email a postal address to info@derekgripper.com Thanks and thanks for the friendship, Derek Gripper
thank you for friendship. Very interesting music, reminds me to Brouwer and Domeniconi. I like it very much. In my opinion every peace could be longer for developing the structures.
Tackar för add!! Jag sjöng en av Nörgårds uruppföranden en gång för många många är sedan: "Huldre-Gaverne" på en amatörfestival i Järna - det var minnesvärt! Annars är jag dansare/performer/filmare och hörde om dig genom Richard Cameron Wolfe.. Trevligt att göra bekantskap! Kristina
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