In addition to his broad artistic activities on the international
arena, HŒkon Austb¿ has built up a considerable pedagogical experience over the
years.
In 1979, he was asked
to take a job as a piano major teacher at the Conservatory of Utrecht, the
Netherlands. At this point he lacked teaching experience but soon became one of
the most sought-after teachers in the country. Here and until recently at the
Conservatory of Amsterdam, he conducted classes with students from all over the
world, who came to profit from from the special artistic profile in his
teaching, in instrumental method as well as in the building of musical attitude
and unusual repertoire. Moreover, he was head of piano faculty at both institutes,
introducing new features into the curriculum such as repertoire classes and
historical practice.
Mr. Austb¿ has also given numerous masterclasses in institutes like the Folkwang-Hochschule, Essen, Hochschule fŸr Musik, Hamburg, Hochschule fŸr Musik, Berlin, Conservatory of Antwerp, Toho School, Tokyo, Gnessin Institute, Moscow, Musikhšgskolan, Stockholm, Norges Musikkh¿gskole, Oslo and the Grieg Academy, Bergen. In many of these classes he has treated subjects like Skryabin and Messiaen, but also general repertoire.
Stavanger
From January, 2007, mr. Austb¿ takes over the position as professor
of piano at the Department
of music and Dance, University of Stavanger,
Norway. This ambitious institute is in the process of developing new approaches
to music education, and mr. Austb¿ will be a central actor in this process.
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