August Schieldrop is a Norwegian classical tubist who performs as a soloist with the Oslo Philharmonic and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra. He has received several of Norway's main music prizes.

August Schieldrop
Born
Oslo, Norway
OccupationTubist

Career edit

Schieldrop was born in Oslo. He attended Oslo Waldorf School where he played tuba at the school's orchestra,[1] and is educated at the Norwegian Academy of Music. He has received several of Norway's main music prizes. He won the music prize Fjord Cadenza in 2016.[2] He received the prize "Musician of the Year" from the Norwegian Music Competition for Youth in 2020.[3][4] In 2021 he won the Music Prize of Equinor.[5][6][7][8] He has performed as a soloist with the Oslo Philharmonic, the Norwegian Radio Orchestra and the Bergen International Festival. The tuba concerto Tuba Mirum by Marcus Paus was originally written for Schieldrop, and performed by Schieldrop and the Oslo Philharmonic and broadcast by NRK.[5][9]

References edit

  1. ^ "Norges største unge solist-talent skal kåres". NRK. Retrieved 19 December 2021.
  2. ^ "Årets vinnarar i DNB Nasjonal solistkonkurranse". Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  3. ^ "August Schieldrop". NRK. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  4. ^ "August Schieldrop ble Årets musiker 2019–2020". UMM. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  5. ^ a b "AUGUST SCHIELDROP VANN EQUINORS TALENTSTIPEND". Norwegian Academy of Music. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  6. ^ "Hovseter-tubaisten August (22) tildelt millionstipend. – Har stor betydning for musikkarrieren". Vårt Oslo. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  7. ^ "August Schieldrop vant millionstipend: Til topps med tuba". Ballade. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  8. ^ "August vant millionstipend: – Kan få mine største drømmer oppfylt". Kulturplot. Retrieved 10 December 2021.
  9. ^ "En moderne kjærlighetshistorie". Crescendo Music. Retrieved 10 December 2021.