Björn Nyman is a professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music and an active chamber musician and soloist. He is principal clarinetist with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and was formerly principal clarinetist with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra.
Nyman is a prize winner in two of the most prestigious international competitions for clarinetists: the ARD Competition in Munich in 2003 and the Carl Nielsen Competition in Odense in 2005. In both competitions, he was also awarded the prize for best interpretation of Mozart's clarinet concerto. Nyman shared first prize in the international Crusell Clarinet Competition in 2002.
Björn Nyman has been a soloist with orchestras such as the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, Odense Symphony Orchestra, Bayerischer Rundfunk, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, Munich Chamber Orchestra, and Stavanger Symphony Orchestra. Nyman has played at many of the leading festivals in the Nordic countries.
At the age of 19, he was appointed to his first position as principal clarinetist in the Lapland Chamber Orchestra. He has also been principal clarinetist in the Gustav Mahler Youth Orchestra under
conductors such as Pierre Boulez and Claudio Abbado.
Björn has premiered clarinet concertos by Jan Erik Mikalsen and Jukka Linkola.
Foto: Ettore Causa
