Magnus Båge received his soloist diploma from the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1994 and then performed Mozart’s flute concerto with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, which began a successful solo career in parallel with positions as a principal in the country’s leading orchestras. Several Swedish composers such as Rolf Martinsson, Jan Sandström and Anna-Lena Laurin have composed flute concertos specifically for him, and his invention “Expression Slide” – a patented mouthpiece that enables new sound effects – has been used in all of these works. His first solo CD “Flute Music” from 2003 was praised by Sir James Galway as “a milestone in the history of flute playing”, and since 2006 he has established himself as a composer with works such as the children’s opera “Lilla Hon”, “Missa Brevis” and jazz compositions for quartet with Lars Jansson. In addition to his concert activities, Magnus conducts extensive educational activities through teaching, workshops and masterclasses, and has a long career in chamber music and touring with various ensembles and artists.

Magnus Båge is a highly appreciated and sought-after flutist, composer, conductor, arranger, producer, pianist, entrepreneur, innovator, educator, and project manager – with extensive experience in all of these fields.

Magnus Båge has worked as a flutist since 1990. In recent years he has been a freelance musician and has devoted himself to his solo career, chamber music, jazz studies and his own composition. He has participated in many different contexts as a soloist, orchestral musician, reed musician and in recent years he has also played jazz crossover on a number of stages in Sweden.

Magnus received his soloist diploma from the Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm back in 1994. He then performed Mozart’s flute concerto in G major together with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra.

Since graduating, he has been a much sought-after soloist but has also worked as a valued vocal conductor in, among others, the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Swedish Orchestra, the Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra.

Many Swedish composers have composed directly for Magnus. In September 2005, Rolf Martinsson’s flute concerto Shimmering Blue was premiered together with Umeå Sinfonietta and in spring 2009, a flute concerto written by Jan Sandström was premiered, a commissioned work by Dala Sinfonietta, Umeå Sinfonietta and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra in Örebro. In February 2011, Magnus Båge premiered the Concerto for flute, strings and harp by Anna-Lena Laurin together with Camerata Nordica with Musik i Syd as co-arranger. A CD has been recorded of the concerto and is planned to be released in 2019.

Magnus’s own invention with a Swedish patent, a special mouthpiece that he calls The Expression slide, allows for creating effects on a flute that have never been possible before. The mouthpiece has been used in all the works written for him.

The first solo CD (Flute Music, SFZ 1005) was released in the autumn of 2003 and received very good reviews both in Sweden and abroad. “This recording surpasses all others – a milestone in the history of flute playing”, wrote the famous flutist Sir James Galway after listening to the CD. The recording with Shimmering Blue together with the Malmö Symphony Orchestra (Open Mind, DAPHNE 1029) (2007) has also received very good reviews.

Since 2006, Magnus has also taken composition lessons and composed regularly, and is now establishing himself further as a composer and arranger. In 2018 and 2019, his newly written opera for children will be performed around Sweden. His Missa Brevis has received many standing ovations since its premiere in March 2017, and the work is now being performed by a number of church choirs in Stockholm.