Dag Jensen
Bassoonist Dag Jensen began performing professionally in his mid-teens. His career as a concerto soloist and chamber player extends across Europe and into East Asia, and he is also an important educator.
Jensen was born in Horten, Norway, in 1964. He started bassoon lessons at age 11 and then entered the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, studying with Torleiv Nedberg. By 16, Jensen was a bassoonist with the Bergen Philharmonic, and he was soon promoted to co-principal bassoonist. During this period, he continued his studies in Hannover, West Germany, with Klaus Thunemann. Jensen held orchestral posts with the Bamberg Symphony (1985-1988) and the Cologne Radio Symphony (1988-1997), and he has continued to perform in an orchestral role in Japan with conductor Seiji Ozawa's Saito Kinen Festival Orchestra and Mito Chamber Orchestra. From 2003 to 2005, he was a founding member of the Luzern Festival Orchestra in Switzerland, conducted by Claudio Abbado. The list of world-class orchestras with which he has made solo appearances is long, including the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the English Chamber Orchestra, and the KBS Symphony Orchestra Seoul. He has also toured widely with the Sabine Meyer Wind Ensemble and the Ensemble Villa Musica.
Jensen began his recording career in 1995, joining pianist Midori Kitagawa for a recording of bassoon-and-piano works on the MDG label. He has made several more recordings for MDG, as well as albums for Animato (of Bach's viola da gamba sonatas transcribed for bassoon), Capriccio, and Mirare, where he was heard with Meyer and others on a 2020 recording of Schubert's Octet in F major, D. 803. Jensen has taught at the Hanover Academy of Music and Theatre and the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. In 2011, he became a professor at the University of Music and Performing Arts in Munich, Germany.
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Discography
8 album(s) • Sorted by Bestseller
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Schubert: Octet
Sabine Meyer, Dag Jensen, Bruno Schneider, Quatuor Modigliani, Knut Erik Sundquist
Chamber Music - Released by Mirare on 24 Apr 2020
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Weber, Crusell & Berg: Bassoon Concertos
Dag Jensen, Kammerakademie Potsdam, Gregor Bühl
Concertos - Released by CPO on 19 Nov 2023
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Mozart, W.A.: Bassoon Concerto, K. 191 / Hummel, J.N.: Bassoon Concerto, Woo 23 / Jolivet, A.: Bassoon Concerto
Classical - Released by CapriccioNR on 1 Jan 1996
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Klaviermusik von Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Dag Jensen, Wolfgang Meyer, Thomas Indermuehle, Bruno Schneider
Pop - Released by Bella Musica Edition on 1 Jan 1996
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J.s. Bach: Sonaten BWV 1027-29
Classical - Released by Animato on 14 Jun 2013
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Basson & Piano Vol. 2 (Musik für Fagott & Klavier)
Classical - Released by Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm (MDG) on 1 Sep 1998
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Basson & Piano Vol. 1
Classical - Released by Musikproduktion Dabringhaus und Grimm (MDG) on 1 Feb 1995
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Harald Genzmer: Werke für Flöte, Oboe, Fagott und Klavier
Andrea Lieberknecht, Christian Wetzel, Dag Jensen, Oliver Triendl
Symphonic Music - Released by Thorofon Records on 10 Jan 2005
16-Bit CD Quality 44.1 kHz - Stereo