Born in Trondheim , Norway , he began playing the tuba at the age of fifteen at his school in Trondheim , Norway .
Born in Trondheim , Norway , he won first prize at eighteen in a Norwegian national competition for soloists .
Born in Trondheim , Norway , he began playing the tuba at the age of fifteen at his school in Trondheim , Norway , and won first prize at eighteen in a Norwegian national competition for soloists .