Jan Fredrik Christiansen

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Jan Fredrik Christiansen (born 1 April 1942) is a Norwegian trumpeter. He was principal trumpeter with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra from 1973 to 2007. He is also a professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music and the principal trumpet of the Oslo Sinfonietta. Christiansen joined the Oslo Philharmonic in 1966, became principal in 1973, replacing Harry Kvebæk, and has played on all of the orchestra's recordings since then. He studied with Harry Kvebæk, William Overton and Adolph Herseth. In 1985 he premiered Olav Anton Thommessen's trumpet concerto The Second Creation.