Ola Asdahl Rokkones - Stories From the North - Music by Bodvar Drotninghaug Moe (2023) Hi-Res

Ola Asdahl Rokkones has played with several renowned orchestras in Norway, Russia, Germany and France, among them the Mariinsky Symphonic Orchestra and Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra. His repertory includes commissions from numerous renowned composers, such as Helge Iberg, Kjell Habbestad, Martin Romberg, Torstein Aagaard-Nilsen, Erik Stifjell, Lars Skoglund, Håvard Lund, Bodvar Drotninghaug Moe, Alexander Manotskov and Bjørn Breimo. His first classical release is due the 15th of October 2018 on LAWO Classics, including the saxophone concertos by Romberg, Aagaard-Nilsen and Habbestad.

He has studied with several acclaimed teachers including Lars Lien, Vibeke Breian, Jean-Yves Fourmeau and John-Pål Inderberg, and completed his musical education at the Music Conservatory of Tromsø in 2007. In 2012 he received the culture prize of Tromsø Municipality.