PLAY! With Geir Lysne and the hr Big Band

Porträt von Geir Lysne vor einer Treppe
(Photo: hr)
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The hr-Big­band last worked with con­duc­tor Geir Ly­s­ne in 2004. The Nor­we­gi­an is now re­gard­ed as an in­no­va­ti­ve spi­rit who mas­terful­ly wea­ves ex­pe­ri­men­tal sounds into his di­ver­se jazz pie­ces. He ser­ved as prin­ci­pal con­duc­tor of the NDR Big Band un­til 2025. Now we’re brin­ging him back to Frank­furt so he can pass on his de­ca­des of ex­pe­ri­ence in con­duc­ting big bands, ar­ran­ging, and com­po­sing to the stu­dents in the MA Big Band pro­gram.

Con­certs

  • Thurs­day, May 27, 2027, at hr Ra­dio Stu­dio II: Ti­ckets
  • Fri­day, May 28, 2027, at hr Ra­dio Stu­dio II: Ti­ckets

Geir Ly­s­ne stu­di­ed sa­xo­pho­ne and com­po­si­ti­on at the Nor­we­gi­an Aca­de­my of Mu­sic in Oslo. He has re­cei­ved num­erous Eu­ro­pean mu­sic awards and scho­lar­ships, in­clu­ding an ECHO JAZZ and the Spel­le­mann­pri­sen, the Nor­we­gi­an equi­va­lent of the Gram­mys. For his own “Geir Ly­s­ne Lis­tening En­sem­ble,” he com­po­ses avant-gar­de mu­sic that goes far bey­ond the usu­al big band re­per­toire. In ad­di­ti­on, he has col­la­bo­ra­ted with us, the NDR Big Band, the Da­nish Klü­vers Big Band, the Fin­nish UMO Big Band, and clas­si­cal or­chestras. He tours with in­ter­na­tio­nal ar­tists and, af­ter many ye­ars of tea­ching in Oslo, is now a pro­fes­sor of ar­ran­ge­ment at his alma ma­ter. 

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