Simon-Emiil
Bergstrøm
Waage
About
In 2023 Simon-Emiil Bergstrøm Waage started his Bachelor degree in conducting at the University of Stavanger. His teachers are professional conductors and musicians. During Waage´s Bachelor degree he has conducted orchestras like Stavanger Symphony Orchestra and Sandnes Symphony Orchestra in masterclasses.
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Simon-Emiil became among the top 6 candidates at the European Conductor Competition arranged by the European Brass Band Association in may 2025. There he conducted Sola Brass Band in the 1.st round, and Sinfonietta Insimul in the semifinale.
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Simon-Emiil Bergstrøm Waage started playing the piano when he was 6
years old and has always been excited by the instrument’s classical
repertoire. Later in the youth, he found joy in the orchestral repertoire
while he began to play the trombone. He began playing in the school band
Austrheim School Band, at 17 years old he became the main conductor for
the band.
2025 / 2026
10.06.2025 - Examination concert with Sandnes Symphony Orchestra in Gand Kirke
Concert start: 7:30pm
The exam for 2025 will be with Sandnes Symphony Orchestra together with the other conductor students at University of Stavanger. The repertoire is:
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Hall, Pauline: Verlaine-suite, I. Introduction
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Boulanger, Lili: D’un matin de printemps
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Rossini, Gioachino: La Gazza Ladra, ouverture
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DvoÅ™ák, Antonin: Cellokonsert i h-moll, Op. 104, sats 1
Solist: ​Martin Stangebye
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Grieg, Edvard: Lyrisk suite
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Tsjaikovskij, Pjotr Iljitsj: Romeo og Julie ouverture
23.06.2025-25.06.2025 - Summer courses at Fedje island
Organizer, manager and conductor for the new project at Fedje island.
03.08.2025-08.08.2025 - "Conductors Week" in Stavanger
Participant at Masterclass with Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
December 2025 - Christmas concerts with Austrheim Sanglag at Austrheim Church
Trombone player.
June 2026 - Summer courses at Fedje island
Organizer and manager for the new project at Fedje island.
Previous years highlights
May 2025 - Top 6 at the European Conductors Competition
Participant at the European Conductors Competition 2025, and made it to the semi final together with 6 other participants.
May 2024 - Saint-Saëns: "Le Carnaval des animaux" with the culture school of Stavanger
Conductor for the project.