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HÅKON AUSTBØ: Teaching and research

In addition to his broad artistic activities on the international arena, Håkon Austbø has built up a considerable pedagogical experience over the years, beside conducting projects of artistic research.

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 later 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 of his teaching, in instrumental method as well as in developing artistic 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 historic performance practice.

Mr. Austbø has also given numerous masterclasses in institutes like the Folkwang-Hochschule, Essen, Hochschule für Musik, Hamburg, Hochschule für Musik, Berlin, Conservatory of Antwerp, Toho School, Tokyo, Gnessin Institute, Moscow, Musikhögskolan, Stockholm, Norges Musikkhøgskole, Oslo and the Grieg Academy, Bergen. In many of these classes he has treated subjects like Skryabin and Messiaen, but also general repertoire.

In 2007, mr. Austbø took over the position as professor of piano at the Department of music and Dance, University of Stavanger, Norway, where he conducted a class until 2013, beside being a central figure in the institute’s profile. While becoming active in the research field, he also held a position as professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music, Oslo. Here, he first conducted the project Messiaen’s colours from 2011 to 2013, then the comprehensive The Reflective Musician, where the process of interpretation is investigated.

From 2016, Håkon Austbø has retired from academic work but continues to teach privately and in masterclasses as well as giving lectures on various topics, often in connection with his concert tours.

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