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2023 in Scandinavian music
Overview of the events of 2023 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 2023.
Events
- 13 January – Rolling Stone lists Björk as the 64th-greatest singer[1] and the 81st-greatest songwriter of all time.[2]
- 13 January – The world premiere of the Sinfonia concertante of Esa-Pekka Salonen takes place at the NOSPR Concert Hall in Katowice, Poland, inaugurating the hall's new organ, with Iveta Apkalna as the soloist and the NOSPR conducted by the composer.[3]
- 11 February – Faroese singer Reiley wins the 53rd Dansk Melodi Grand Prix at Arena Næstved and becomes Denmark's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest[4]
- 25 February – Käärijä wins the 12th edition of Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu to become Finland's entry for the 2023 Eurovision Song Contest, with the song Cha Cha Cha.[5]
- 4 March – In the final of Iceland's Söngvakeppnin, Diljá is selected to represent the country at the Eurovision Song Contest.[6]
- 12 March – Tax evasion charges against members of Icelandic band Sigur Rós are finally dismissed.[7]
- 13 May – Sweden's Loreen becomes the first woman to win the Eurovision Song Contest twice, having previously won in 2012.[8] Finland's Käärijä finishes in second place.[9]
- 9 June – It is confirmed that Petr Popelka will end his contract as chief conductor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra after the 2022–2023 season.[10]
- 22 September – Sweden's NorrlandsOperan confirms Eduardo Strausser as its next principal conductor and music director, effective from autumn 2024 for three seasons.[11]
- 16 October – The Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra confirms Maxime Pascal as its next chief conductor, beginning in August 2024.[12]
- October/November – Danish rock band Volbeat continue working on their ninth studio album,[13] while lead vocalist Michael Poulsen undergoes throat surgery, which prevents the band from performing live shows in 2024.[14]
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Eurovision Song Contest
Classical works
- Anders Hillborg – Piano Concerto No. 2 (The MAX Concerto)[109]
- Marcus Paus – The War Cross[110][111]
- Esa-Pekka Salonen – Sinfonia concertante for organ and orchestra[3]
- Anna S. Þorvaldsdóttir
Film and television music
- Pessi Levanto – Superposition[114]
- Peter Peter, with Peter Kyed, Cliff Martinez and Julian Winding – Copenhagen Cowboy[115]
Deaths
- 9 January – Magnar Mangersnes, Norwegian organist and choral conductor, 84[116]
- 15 January – Doris, Swedish pop singer, 75[117]
- 28 January – Odd Børre, Norwegian Eurovision singer, 83[118]
- 23 February – Slim Borgudd, Swedish racing driver and drummer (Lea Riders Group), 76[119]
- 8 March – Josua Madsen, Danish drummer, 45 (traffic accident)[120]
- 1 April
- Dario Campeotto, Danish-Italian singer Eurovision singer and actor, 84[121]
- Jack Vreeswijk, Swedish singer, song lyricist and composer, 59 (colon cancer)[122][123]
- 7 April – Lasse Wellander, Swedish guitarist (ABBA), 70[124]
- 1 May – Pugh Rogefeldt, Swedish musician and songwriter, 76[125]
- 14 May
- Garðar Cortes, Icelandic operatic tenor and opera director, founder of The Icelandic Opera, 82[126]
- Bernt Rosengren, Swedish jazz saxophonist, 85[127]
- 20 May – Sven Nyhus, Norwegian folk musician, 90[128]
- 2 June – Kaija Saariaho, Finnish composer, 70[129]
- 4 July – Miki Liukkonen, Finnish writer and musician, 33[130]
- 5 July – Ralph Lundsten, Swedish composer, 86[131]
- 22 July – Knut Riisnæs, Norwegian jazz musician, 77[132]
- 12 August – Berit Lindholm, Swedish operatic soprano, 88[133]
- 15 August – Arnold Östman, Swedish conductor, 83[134]
- 26 August – Bosse Broberg, Swedish jazz trumpeter and composer, 85[135]
- 3 October – Harald Tusberg, Norwegian TV presenter, musician and songwriter, 88[136]
- 19 October – Lasse Berghagen, Swedish singer-songwriter, 78[137]
- 25 October – Hans Mosesson, Swedish actor, singer and songwriter, 79[138]
- 19 November – Catherine Christer Hennix, Swedish polymath, 75[139]
- 24 November – Jukka Haavisto, Finnish musician and music writer, 93[140]
- 25 November – Yngvar Numme, Norwegian singer and actor, 79[141]
- 6 December – Pedro Hietanen, Finnish musician and conductor, 74[142]
- 20 December – Torben Ulrich, Danish polymath, 95[143]
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References
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