Stockholm Chamber Brass

Urban Agnas - Trumpet Jeroen Berwaerts - Trumpet Jonas Bylund - Trombone Lennart Nord - Tuba Annamia Larsson - French Horn URBAN AGNAS Swedish born Urban Agnas studied at the Ingesund College of Music in Arvika, Sweden. His orchestral jobs include principal trumpet with the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. Urban won prizes at the ARD-Wettbewerb in Munich in 1986 and the Radio France International Trumpet Competition in Toulon in 1987. As a soloist he has performed with orchestras such as the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra and the London Mozart Players, with whom he has also recorded J. N. Hummel’s trumpet concerto on CD. Urban Agnas has been professor of trumpet at the Academy of Music in Cologne, Germany, since 2001. Jeroen Berwaerts extraordinary musicality and virtuosity became apparent at an early age especially during his studies with Prof. Reinhold Friedrich. Following success at the „Jong Tenuto“ (Brussels, 1988), the „Jeunes Solistes“ (Brussels, 1989), the „Concours Maurice André“ (Albert/France, 1991) and the „Concours Européens du Jeune Trompettiste“ (Nancy/France, 1992), Jeroen was also an award-winner at the international competition „Prager Frühling“ and won the 2nd “ Grand Prix “ as well as the “Prix Feeling” in the finale of the International “Concours Maurice André de la ville de Paris”. Jeroen Berwaerts is professor of trumpet at the Highschool for Music and Theater in Hannover and gives masterclasses all over the world. JONAS BYLUNDSwedish born Jonas Bylund studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm, Sweden. His orchestral jobs include principal trombone with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and the Bamberger Symphoniker. Jonas won 1st prize at the ”Concours international d’Dexecution Musicale” in Geneva in 1988, and the ARD Wettbewerb in Munich the following year. As a soloist Jonas has performed with L’Orchestre de Suisse Romande, the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic and the Philharmonia Orchestra of London. Since 1995 he has been professor of trombone at the Academy of Music in Hannover, Germany. Together with his class he won the 2006 ”Emory Remington Award”, the international Trombone Association’s prize for best trombone ensemble. LENNART NORDSwedish born Lennart Nord studied 1980-1984 with Michael Lind at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm. After finishing his studies he became a member of the Stockholm Wind Ensemble. Lennart was a prizewinner at the international tuba competition in Markneukirchen, Germany, in 1992. From 1996 to 2001 Lennart was engaged to play tuba in the Saarland Radio Symphony Orchestra in Germany. During that same period he taught at the University of Music Saarland. Lennart has been a member of the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra since 2001. ANNAMIA LARSSONSwedish born Annamia Larsson studied at the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm with Dick Gustavsson and Markus Maskuniitty, and at Universtität für Darstellene Kunst und Musik Wien with Roland Berger. She has been co-principal horn with the Royal Opera in Stockholm 2002-2010. Since 2010 she is principal horn with Gävle Symphony Orchestra. As a soloist, she has performed with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Norrköping Symphony Orchestra and Gävle Symphony Orchestra. She also performes at French Horn Workshops all over the world. Annamia Larsson is teaching at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.