Music and Life Played and Told by Masters

Masters' Class has been loved by music lovers. This year, the program provides you a chance to learn the broad music world of Anders Hagberg who is a professor of University of Gothenburg, Spain and a jazz musician who plays the flute, the saxophone, and several other wind instruments.

Anders Hagberg

Critically acclaimed and innovative virtuoso Anders Hagberg is a unique soloist on a variety of flutes and soprano saxophone. His musical synthesis combines the improvised freedom of jazz with an archaic Scandinavian lyricism and influences from his longtime collaborations with Oriental musicians. Creative and with instrumental mastery, these elements are merged into a profound and personal expression.

Improvisation and boundary crossing collaborations are the hallmarks of Anders, and his project often includes artists from various genres and cultures as well as other art forms such as dance and visual arts

He has been touring worldwide with his own groups and as a soloist with Yggdrasil, Mynta and New Jungle Orchestra as well as musicians like Marilyn Mazur, John Tchicai, Anders Jormin, Vikku Vinayakram, Shankar Mahadevan to name a few. His international collaborations include artists from India, Middle East, Japan, Brazil, West Africa and the United States.

He has composed music for films and dance performances and made many albums in his own name, which have received grammy nominations and prizes.

As a Professor of Musical Performance, Improvisation in the Academy of Music & Drama at the University of Gothenburg, Anders is working with teaching, artistic research and as a supervisor.

With the Connecting Worlds, Anders has created a series of concerts and a platform for new collaborations between artists from Europe and the Orient.

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