Kristian is a bassoon teacher at the Grieg Academy in Bergen, Norway, and Principal Bassoonist of the Baltic Opera in Gdańsk, Poland.

He has performed as a soloist and given masterclasses around the world. Recent masterclasses include one at the Conservatorio di Musica Niccolò Piccinni in Bari, Italy, while recent solo performances include an appearance with the Flagstaff Symphony Orchestra in the United States.

Kristian has performed with professional orchestras in several countries, including the South Denmark Philharmonic, Iceland Symphony Orchestra, Deutsche Philharmonie Merck (Germany), NorrlandsOperan (Sweden), the Norwegian Radio Orchestra, and the Poznań Philharmonic (Poland), among others.

His main teachers include his father, Robert Rønnes, as well as Prof. Dag Jensen, Prof. Ole Kristian Dahl, and Prof. Klaus Thunemann.

In addition to his work as a bassoonist, Kristian is also active as a publisher, composer, arranger, and editor. One of his most notable works to date is “The Expanded Bassoon Register”. Kristian has also collaborated with Bernd Moosmann on extending the technical capabilities of the bassoon. One of the results of this collaboration is the development of the world’s first high-G key.

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