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2011 in Scandinavian music
Overview of the events of 2011 in Scandinavian music From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2011.
Events
- 26 January – Norway's inaugural Bodø Jazz Open opens in Bodø, running until 29 January.[1]
- 28 January – Marit Sandvik receives the Nordlysprisen award, given to a contributor to the music of Northern Norway.[2]
- 28 February – Swedish duo Roxette launches its 55-date "Charm School World Tour", part of "The Neverending World Tour" in Kazan, Russia, in front of 8,000 people.[3]
- 6 April – It is reported that keyboardist Per Wiberg has left the band Opeth.[4]
- 16 April – During Norway's Vossajazz festival:
- Mari Kvien Brunvoll receives the Vossajazzprisen for 2011.[5]
- Mathias Eick performs the commissioned work Voss.[6]
- 9 June – Rockland the Opera, an opera by Finland's Jukka Linkola, is premièred at the Nivala Ice Arena.[7]
- 17 June – The 28th Stockholm Jazz Festival opens in Stockholm, Sweden, lasting until 19 June[8]
- 17 June – Finnish singer Tarja Turunen performs with tenor José Cura at the Savonlinna Opera Festival.[9]
- 15 October – Olli Kortekangas's one-act opera Yhden yön juttu (One Night Stand), commissioned by the Sibelius Academy, is premièred at the Helsinki Music Centre[10]
- 1 November – Norwegian TV station NRK broadcasts a 30-minute film in which musician Jørn Stubberud (aka Necrobutcher) undergoes an exorcism by US televangelist Bob Larson.[11]
- December – Blood Red Throne take on Yngve "Bolt" Christiansen as their new vocalist, replacing Osvald "Vald" Egeland.[12]
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New works
- Kalevi Aho – Trumpet Concerto[13]
- Per Nørgård – Symphony No. 8[14]
- Djuro Zivkovic – On the Guarding of the Heart[15]
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Deaths
- 1 January – Flemming Jørgensen, Danish singer and actor, 63 (cardiac arrest)[103]
- 17 January – Sjonni Brink, Icelandic singer-songwriter, 36 (stroke)[104]
- 3 February – Eline Nygaard Riisnæs, Norwegian classical pianist and musicologist (born 1913).[105]
- 6 February – Per Grundén, Swedish tenor, 88[106]
- 24 February – Jens Winther, Danish jazz trumpeter, 50 (stroke)[107]
- 2 March – Erling Kroner, Danish jazz trombonist, composer and bandleader[108]
- 10 April – Børt-Erik Thoresen, television host and folk singer, 78[109]
- 22 April – Eyvind Solås, classical pianist, composer, actor, and TV host, 73[110]
- 24 April – Dag Stokke, Norwegian keyboardist TNT, church organist and mastering engineer, 44 (cancer)[111]
- 31 May – Sølvi Wang, Norwegian pop and folk singer and actress, 81[112]
- 4 June – Andreas P. Nielsen, Danish singer and composer, 58 (cancer)[113]
- 18 June – Gustaf Kjellvander, Swedish singer-songwriter, 31[114]
- 24 July – Harald Johnsen, Norwegian bassist, 71 (heart attack)[115]
- 13 August
- Topi Sorsakoski, Finnish singer, 58 (lung cancer)[116]
- Ellen Winther, Danish opera singer and actress, 78[117]
- 4 September – Hilde Heltberg, Norwegian pop and folk singer songwriter, 51 (cancer).[118]
- 8 October – Ingvar Wixell, Swedish operatic baritone, 80[119]
- 11 October – Kim Brown, British-born Finnish rock musician, 66[120]
- 19 October – Lars Sjösten, Swedish jazz pianist and composer[121]
- 2 November
- Arne "Papa" Bue Jensen, Danish trombonist and bandleader, 81[122]
- Sickan Carlsson, Swedish actress and singer, 96[123]
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References
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