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2022 in Scandinavian music
Overview of the events of 2022 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 2022.
Events
- 7 January – US-born Finnish violinist Elina Vähälä gives the first North American performance of the original 1904 version of Sibelius's Violin Concerto, with the Minnesota Orchestra under Finnish conductor Osmo Vänskä.[1]
- 1 February
- The Royal Danish Orchestra announces that Marie Jacquot will be its next music director, effective with the 2024-2025 season, with an initial contract of 5 years. She is the first female conductor ever appointed to the post.[2]
- The Norwegian National Opera and Ballet announces the appointment of Edward Gardner to the post of artistic advisor as its next music director.[3]
- 19 February – In the final of Norway's Melodi Grand Prix 2022, the trio Subwoolfer is selected to represent Norway at the Eurovision Song Contest, with "Give That Wolf a Banana".[4] They finish 10th in the Eurovision final.
- 5 March – Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2022 is won by punk band Reddi with "The Show". It would be eliminated from the Eurovision Song Contest at the semi-final stage.[5]
- 12 March – Melodifestivalen 2022 is won by Cornelia Jakobs with "Hold Me Closer"; at the Eurovision Song Contest 2022, it would finish fourth.[6]
- 22 March – Ulf Dageby tours for the last time with the Nationalteatern orchestra.[7]
- 5 April – It is announced that Santtu-Matias Rouvali will end his tenure as chief conductor of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra at the end of the 2022-2023 season.[8]
- 12 April – Jukka-Pekka Saraste is appointed as the next chief conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra on a three-year contract effective with the 2023-2024 season.[9]
- May – Guitarist Amen leaves Finnish band Lordi after disagreements with other band members.[10]
- 3 May – Swedish doom metal band Draconian change their line-up, with the departure of singer Heike Langhans and the return of Lisa Johansson on vocals, as well as the addition of Niklas Nord on guitars.[11]
- 27 May – The ABBA Voyage concert residency, with band members as virtual avatars, opens in London. The band make a personal appearance at the end of the first show.[12]
- 29-30 July – The Uppsala Reggae Festival is scheduled to take place in Finland. Artists expected to appear include Max Romeo, Morgan Heritage and Gentleman.[13]
- July – A version of Swedish band Ghost's 2019 song "Mary on a Cross" goes viral on TikTok. The band releases its own slowed-down version of the song, which tops the Billboard Hot Hard Rock streaming songs chart, and reaches the Hot 100 chart, their first such success.[14][15]
- 20 September – The Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra announces that Matthew Halls will replace Santtu-Matias Rouvali as its chief conductor with an initial contract of 3 years.[16]
- 3 November – Hannu Lintu is appointed chief conductor of the Gulbenkian Orchestra, effective with the 2023-2024 season.[17]
- 30 November – Norway's Kristiansand Symphony Orchestra announces the appointment of Julian Rachlin as its next chief conductor, in succession to Nathalie Stutzmann.[18]
- unknown date – The Reykjavík Recording Orchestra is founded, based at the Harpa concert hall in Reykjavík, Iceland.[19]
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Albums released
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Eurovision Song Contest
Classical works
- Hildur Guðnadóttir – The Fact of the Matter[104]
- Mats Larsson Gothe and Susanne Marko – Löftet (opera)[105]
- Jaakko Kuusisto – Symphony, Op. 39 (completed by Pekka Kuusisto)[106]
- Ville Raasakka – The Harvest, for chamber orchestra[107]
- Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir – ARCHORA[108]
- Sauli Zinovjev – Piano Concerto[109]
Film and television music
- Hildur Guðnadóttir - Women Talking[110]
- Krister Linder – Boy from Heaven[111]
- Marius Christiansen - Etterglød (Afterglow)[112]
- Johan Söderqvist - Anatomy of a Scandal[113]
- Mikkel Maltha and Leslie Ming - Triangle of Sadness[114]
Deaths
- 18 January – Paavo Heininen, Finnish composer, 84[115]
- 25 January – Fredrik Johansson, Swedish guitarist, 47 (cancer)[116]
- 20 February – Nils Lindberg, Swedish composer and pianist, 88[117]
- 23 February – Jaakko Kuusisto, Finnish composer, conductor and violinist, 48 (brain cancer)[118]
- 22 March – Tommy Tokyo, Norwegian singer, guitarist and songwriter, 50[119]
- 9 April – Birgit Nordin, Swedish operatic soprano, 88[120]
- 9 April – Trygve Thue, Norwegian guitarist and producer, 71[121]
- 6 May – Alf Hambe, Swedish writer, composer and singer-songwriter, 91[122]
- 10 May – Kjell Lönnå, Swedish choirmaster, conductor and composer, 85[123]
- 18 July – Povl Dissing, Danish singer, composer, guitarist, and harmonica player, 84[124]
- 6 August – Torgny Söderberg, Swedish songwriter, 77[125]
- 9 August – Jussi Hakulinen, Finnish musician and singer-songwriter, 57[126]
- 10 August – Vesa-Matti Loiri, Finnish actor and musician, 77[127]
- 15 August – Hans (Hasse) Magnusson, Swedish saxophonist, 73[128]
- 16 August – Matti Lehtinen, Finnish baritone, 100[129]
- August – Kimmo Blom, Finnish rock singer and musician, 52 (cancer)[130]
- 14 September (death announced on this date) – David Andersson, 47, Swedish heavy metal guitarist (Soilwork)[131]
- 5 October – Ann-Christine Nyström, 78, Finnish Eurovision singer[132]
- 30 October (death announced on this date) – Ryan Karazija, 40, American-Icelandic musician (Low Roar)[133]
- 9 November – Mattis Hætta, 63, Norwegian Sami singer[134]
- 23 November – Hugo Helmig, 24, Danish singer-songwriter[135]
- 1 December – Tord Sjöman, 82, Swedish organist (Vikingarna).[136]
- 3 December – Svenne Hedlund, 77, Swedish pop singer[137]
- 26 December – Lars Lönndahl, 94, Swedish singer ("The Swedish Frank Sinatra")[138]
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References
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