Øyvind Lyslo is a Norwegian guitarist, arranger, composer and music producer from Sandane in Nordfjord. He is a versatile and wide-ranging musician whose work spans classical music, contemporary music, folk traditions and popular and Latin music.

 

He studied classical guitar at the Grieg Academy in Bergen, the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo, and the University of Music and Performing Arts in Frankfurt am Main, Germany. As a soloist and chamber musician, Lyslo has performed in Venezuela, Japan, Timor-Leste, Germany, England, Scotland, Poland, the Netherlands, Iceland, Sweden and Norway.

 

Throughout his career, Øyvind Lyslo has been involved in numerous recordings as a performer, arranger and composer. His collaboration with Norwegian Hardanger fiddle player Arne M. Sølvberg resulted in the critically acclaimed album Syngande strenger, which received national and international recognition and was nominated for the Norwegian Grammy Award, Spellemannprisen. Their later album, Slåttar og tonestykkje av Anders Viken, was released in 2021.

 

Several of Lyslo’s compositions have been published internationally, including in Germany and Canada. He has also composed and arranged music for radio, television, theatre and festivals in Norway.

 

As a performer, Lyslo is active in a wide range of musical settings, from solo performances to duos, trios and larger chamber music ensembles. He regularly collaborates with leading Norwegian singers and instrumentalists and has worked across traditional and contemporary music, as well as in productions involving dance and theatre.

 

Øyvind Lyslo is also a member of the Norwegian Guitar Trio, together with Njål Vindenes and Egil Haugland. Alongside his performing career, he continues to develop new projects as a guitarist, composer, arranger and producer, with a particular interest in musical collaboration and in exploring the connections between different musical traditions and expressions.

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