Solmund Nystabakk

From village churches in Norway to the baroque palaces of Venice, from Molde Jazz Festival to Wiener Musikverein and the Tampere Biennale, lute and guitar player Solmund Nystabakk has performed with a repertoire ranging from early music and classical, via pop and folk music to contemporary music and free improvisation.
He has also composed music for numerous theatre projects, contributed on more than fifteen recordings and holds a PhD in Artistic Research from The Norwegian Academy of Music and UiT The Arctic University of Norway.
Solmund’s main research interests lie within performance practice, artistic research and philosophy. He currently pursues a research project with support from the Arts Council Norway.