Kornstad with Orchestra

Edvard Grieg’s classic lied “En Svane”, arranged by Erlend Skomsvoll and performed by WDR Funkhausorchester with conductor Enrico Delamboye

Jazz saxophonist and opera tenor Håkon Kornstad brings the music from his solo and ensemble projects into symphonic and chamber orchestras

In 2017 Kornstad — together with arrangers Erlend Skomsvoll and Kjetil Bjerkestrand arranged his very own versions of opera arias, lieder and original Kornstad compositions  for a full orchestra.

The result was two concerts in Oslo with the Norwegian Radio Orchestra. Later that year, an album and several broadcasts on tv and radio followed.

In April 2018 he folllowed up with a concert in Cologne with the WDR Funkhausorchester, with radio broadcasts.

In February 2019 he started a new collaboration with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra,  with their musical director Terje Tønnesen. 

In May 2019 he will perform a concert in Stockholm with the Stockholm Wind Symphonic
Håkon Kornstad’s arrangement of the Tosti classic "L’Ultima Canzone", performed by Norwegian Broadcasting Orchestra with conductor Christian Eggen.
Giuseppe Verdi’s "Di tu se fedele" from Un Ballo in Maschera gets a Mingus-like overhaul in this arrangement by Erlend Skomsvoll and Håkon Kornstad

Recent album

Kornstad + KORK Live (2017)
The highlights from a concert with Kornstad Ensemble and The Norwegian Radio Orchestra, conducted by Christian Eggen.
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