Erlend Eide is one of our most versatile clarinetists equally playing classical and rhythmic music. He studied classical clarinet performance in Trondheim and Bergen, Norway, between 1987 and 1996.
Growing up with both classical, jazz, pop and folk music made it equally natural for him to also work with rhythmical genres. He played piano from the age of four, violin from the age of seven and clarinet from the age of nine. Clarinet became his main focus during middle school.
While working as a freelance musician Erlend has also been a band leader as well as teaching music and conducting bands. He was a founding member of the world music group Yggdrasil (1993-2014) releasing Herrelaus in 1998, and he formed the Brekstad Festival in 2002.
Erlend is a Yamaha Artist and plays on YCL Custom SE Artist A and Bb clarinets.
Projects
Chamber Music
Eide/Stachiewicz
Erlend Eide – clarinet
Margaret Stachiewicz – piano
Trio – Violin, Clarinet, Piano
Bartok, Stravinsky, Khatchaturian, Arutiunian, Milhaud
Quartet – Messiaen
Dag Anders Eriksen – violin
Erlend Eide – clarinet
Astri Hoffmann-Tollaas – cello
Jarle Rotevatn – piano
Jazz
Erlend Eide Quartet
Erlend Eide – clarinet
Aage Lade – piano
Audun Skorgen – bass
Truls Rønning – drums
Eide/Lade Duo
Erlend Eide – clarinet
Aage Lade – piano
Erlend Eide Band
Soloist
With Big band
Crossover: Bernstein, Gould
Jazz: Goodman repertoire
With piano/concert band/orchestra
Debussy, Copland, Weber, Spohr, Mozart, Messager ++
Solo
Stravinsky, Messiaen
Bernstein – Prelude, Fugue and Riffs
Erlend Eide – clarinet
Brekstad Festival Band, Jørgen Larsen – piano, Bjørn Sagstad – conductor
Concerts
Contact
Booking/Collab: management@yrjar.com