Niklas Eklund
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Biography
Niklas Eklund was a Swedish trumpeter born in 1969 in Mölndal. He studied with his father, Bengt Eklund, at the University of Gothenburg and with Edward H. Tarr at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis. Eklund served as the solo trumpeter for the Basel Radio Symphony Orchestra until 1996. He received first prize at the Altenburg International Baroque Trumpet competition in 1996. His career included performances in the Bach Pilgrimage series directed by Sir John Eliot Gardiner and the Art of the Baroque Trumpet series on Naxos. He appeared as a guest performer in the United States, Australia, and Russia. Eklund released the recording Concertos brandebourgeois (intégrale) in 2006. He died on April 10, 2025.
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- Variations for Trumpet and Orchestra: Largo
- Trumpet Concerto in D major: II. Largo
- Trumpet Concerto in D major: III. Allegro
- Trumpet Concerto No. 1 in D major: II. Adagio
- Trumpet Concerto in D major: I. (Allegro)
- Trumpet Concerto in D major, TWV 51:D7 (excerpts) - D7 II. Allegro
- Atalanta, opera, HWV 35~Overture: Andante featuring Drottningholm Baroque Ensemble
- Sonata in D major for Trumpet, Two Violins and Continuo - Allegro
- Trumpet Concerto in D major, TWV 51:D7: II. Allegro
- Canzona - Aria
- Sonata in D major: I. (Allegro)
- Sonata in D major: II. Adagio
- Sonata a cinque in D major: I. (Andante)
- Sonata a cinque in D major: III. Grave
- D7 II. Allegro
- Concerto in D major for Trumpet, Strings and Continuo - Allegro
- Mr Handelâs Celebrated Water Piece: IV. March (Bourree)
- Mr Handelâs Celebrated Water Piece: II. Allegro (Gigue)
- Mr Handelâs Celebrated Water Piece: I. Overture (Water Music: Suite No. 2 in D major, HWV 349: I. Allegro (arr. for trumpet solo and orchestra))
- Sonata in D major for Trumpet, Strings and Continuo - Grave
- Trumpet Concerto in D major, TWV 51:D7 (excerpts) - Allegro
- Variations for Trumpet and Orchestra: Variation IV: Tempo di Polacca
- Sinfonia avanti il Barcheggio for Trumpet, Two Violins and Continuo - Allegro
- Variations for trumpet & orchestra in F~Variation I
