Ivar Anton Waagaard (born 3 September 1955) is a Norwegian pianist. He has collaborated with several Norwegian artists like Sigmund Groven, Ole Edvard Antonsen, Arve Tellefsen, Truls Mørk, Aage Kvalbein, Solveig Kringlebotn, Randi Stene, Aage Kvalbein, Tora Augestad, Jannike Kruse, Silje Nergaard, Jonas Fjeld and Lars Klevstrand.
Career Waagaard is an associate professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music. He has toured in the United States, several European countries and all over Norway, together with singers like Solveig Kringlebotn, Anne Lise Berntsen and the harmonica player Sigmund Groven. He has several appearances on festivals like Festspillene i Bergen, Nordlysfestivalen, Oslo kammermusikkfestival', 'Vestfoldfestspillene', 'Vinterfestspillene på Røros', 'Olavsfestdagene', 'Kristiansund operafestuke', 'Trondheim kammermusikkfestival', 'Festspillene i Harstad' and 'Nordland musikkfestuke'.
He has given recitals with the likes of Ole Edvard Antonsen, Arve Tellefsen, Truls Mørk, Aage Kvalbein, Randi Stene, Elisabeth Nordberg Schulz, Per Vollestad, Isa Gericke, Aage Kvalbein, and participated in hundreds of radio and TV programs, dozens of album recordings and has recorded music for film, radio drama and TV theater. He has been orchestral pianist several times within 'KORK'. In the period 1995-2007 Waagaard was regular accompanist at the Queen Sonja International Music Competition, and has been accompanist at the 'Statens Operahøyskole', 'Statens Teaterhøyskole' and 'Den norske Opera' in Norway.
Together with Svein Bjørkøy he released the album Sanger av Øistein Sommerfeldt in 2004, and the successor David Monrad Johansen - Samtlige sanger in 2007. Together with Tora Augestad he released the album Over the Piano - American Cabaret Songs in 2010.
Discography
Solo albums
2011: Gershwin at the Keyboard (Lawo Classics)
Collaborations With Rita Engebretsen and Helge Borglund 1976: Frem Fra Glemselen Kap. 4 (Kjente Viser Fra En Svunnen Tid) (Talent)
With Sidsel Endresen and Jonas Fjeld 1988: Etterlatte Sanger (Curling Legs)
With Sigmund Groven 1991: Nattønsker (Sonet Records) 2012: Classical Harmonica (Grappa Music)
With Maj Britt Andersen 1992: Kjærtegn (Norsk Plateproduksjon) 1994: Rippel Rappel (Grappa Music)
With Helge Iberg 1991: Halvveis (Curling Legs), lyrics by Rolf Jacobsen 2007: ReHumaniZing (Aurora)
With Silje Nergaard 1995: Brevet (Kirkelig Kulturverksted)
With Svein Bjørkøy 2004: Sanger av Øistein Sommerfeldt 2007: David Monrad Johansen - Samtlige sanger
Within 'Augestad & Waagaard Duo' 2010: Over The Piano: American Cabaret Songs (Norway Music)
With Jorunn Marie Bratlie 2011: Norsk Musikk For To Klaver (Bergen Digital)
References
External links LAWO CLASSICS: IVAR ANTON WAAGAARD - PIANO