Ole Kristian Dahl ​(Trondheim, Norway) is currently professor at the Staatliche Hochschule für Musik und Darstellende Kunst - Mannheim. He began playing bassoon at the age of twelve, and at sixteen began studying with Robert Rønnes at the University of Stavanger (Norway). He continued his studies at the Conservatoire Superieur de Musique - Genève (Switzerland) with Professor Roger Birnstingl where he won first prize at the CIEN Riddes Schweiz competition in 1998. In the same year he won his first job as solo bassoon in the Malaysian Philharmonic in Kuala Lumpur, and completed his studies in Geneva. During his time in Malaysia, Ole continued his studies at the Hochschule für Musik, Theater, und Medien - Hannover (Germany) with Professor Dag Jensen.
In 2000, Ole won the solo bassoon job in the Danish National Radio Symphony Orchestra in Copenhagen (Denmark), and in 2002 won the same
position in WDR Symphony Orchestra - Cologne (West Deutsche Rundfunk Sinfonieorchester - Köln). Since 2016 Has Ole been acting solo bassoon in the Swedish National Orchestra: Gothenburg Symphony. In addition, he has played with the Berlin Philharmonic, Munich Philharmonic, NDR Hamburg, DSO Berlin, Chamber Orchestra of Europe, Oslo Philharmonic, and Norwegian Chamber Orchestra. He has also performed with the Linos Ensemble.
As a dedicated educator, Professor Dahl has taught at the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen, Royal Academy of Music in Aarhus, Folkwang Universität in Essen, and in 2008 won the professorship at the Hochschule für Musik in Mannheim (Muho Mannheim) where he currently teaches as the successor of the renowned Professor Alfred Rinderspacher. Ole is Visiting Bassoon Professor at the Royal College of Music, London, since 2017.
After 10 years in Muho Mannheim his students hold/have held 50 jobs in orchestras such as München Philharmoniker, NDR Hamburg, Danish, Swedish and Finnish Radiosymphonies, Stockholm Philharmonic, Gothenburg Symphony, Rotterdam Philharmonic, CBSO Birmingham and Hallé Orchestra, Manchester.
Ole’s passion for teaching has resulted in a high demand for master classes all over the world.
His former students are now teaching in Copenhagen(Halvorsen/Stevensson), Stockholm (Ekdahl), Hague (Tuls), Birmingham (Henriques).
Ole plays a fourteen-thousand Heckel with a CC1XL bocal.
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