Solmund Nystabakk

About Solmund Nystabakk

From the rural churches of Northern Norway to the baroque palaces of Venice, from Moldejazz to the Wiener Musikverein and the Tampere Biennale, lutenist and guitarist Solmund Nystabakk has performed a repertoire spanning early music and classical to pop and folk music, contemporary music and free improvisation.

He has also composed music for numerous theatre productions, participated in numerous recording sessions, and completed his PhD project in 2020 at the Norwegian Academy of Music and at UiT — The Arctic University of Norway, where he researched the performance of 15th and 16th-century lute songs. Solmund is a member of Ensemble NeoN, which has won the Spellemann Award twice. He also performs in a duo with soprano Berit Norbakken.