Ole Edvard Antonsen (born 25 April 1962) is a Norwegian trumpeter,[1] musician and conductor.
Antonsen was born in Vang, Hedmark, now part of Hamar. He is best known as a solo trumpeter, active in different genres of music; classical music, chamber music, baroque, jazz and pop. Since the mid-2000s, he has also been active as a conductor, foremost with Norwegian Air Force Band.
Discography
- 1989 The Virtuoso Trumpet – (with Einar Henning Smebye on piano)
- 1992 Tour De Force
- 1993 Trumpet Concertos – (with English Chamber Orchestra and conductor Jeffrey Tate)
- 1994 Popular Pieces for Trumpet & Organ – (with Wayne Marshall on organ)
- 1995 Shostakovich Concerto for Piano and Trumpet – (with Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra, conductor Mariss Jansons and Mikhail Rudy on piano)
- 1997 Read My Lips
- 1998 Twentieth Century Trumpet – (with Wolfgang Sawallisch on piano)
- 2000 New Sound of Baroque – (with his brother Jens Petter Antonsen (trumpet) and TrondheimSolistene)
- 2002 Ars Nova – (with Solveig Kringlebotn (vocals) and Wolfgang Plagge on piano)
- 2007 Nordic Trumpet Concertos (with Nordic Chamber Orchestra, Christian Lindberg,conductor)
- 2007 The Golden Age of the Cornet (with the Royal Norwegian Navy Band and conductor Ingar Bergby)
- 2008 Landscapes
As a sideman (selection)
- 2002 With Strings Attached – Willem Breuker Kollektief
- 2003 Jan van der Roost In Flanders' Fields Vol.39 – Jan van der Roost
- 2004 Absolute – Spanish Brass Luur Metalls
- 2004 Frelsesarmeens Juleplate (The Norwegian Salvation Army Christmas album with Nidaros Cathedral Boys' Choir)
- 2011 Mitt lille land, with other artists
Charts
| Norwegian chart (1992)[1] | Peak position |
|---|---|
| Tour De Force | 1 |
| Norwegian chart (1993)[2] | Peak position |
| Tour De Force | 6 |
| Norwegian chart (1997)[3] | Peak position |
| Read My Lips | 7 |
| Norwegian chart (1998)[4] | Peak position |
| Read My Lips | 12 |
