2013 in Scandinavian music explained

The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2013.
(Go to last year in Scandinavian music or next year in Scandinavian music.)

Events

• 18 February – Norway's Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra appoints Edward Gardner as its next principal conductor, with effect from the 2015–2016 season.^[1]
• 18 March – Sweden's Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra appoints Stefan Solyom as its next chief conductor, with effect from the 2014–2015 season.^[2]

New works

• Hans Abrahamsen – Let me tell you (soprano and orchestra)^[3]
• Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen – Together or Not^[4]
• Aulis Sallinen – Baumgesang mit Epilog for Cello & Piano^[5]

Film and television music

• Atli Örvarsson – Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters ^[6]

Albums released

January

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
1	Mors Principium Est	...And Death Said Live	AFM Records		^[7]
25	Convulse	Inner Evil			^[8]
	Cult of Luna	Vertikal			^[9]
	Koldbrann	Vertigo
	Jørn Lande	Symphonic (compilation)			^[10]
	Stratovarius	Unbreakable		EP	^[11]

March

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
1	Honningbarna	Verden Er Enkel	Virgin		^[12]
12		Tine	Warner Classics		^[13]

April

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
4	Atomic	There's A Hole In The Mountain	Losen Records		^[14]
12	Ketil Bjørnstad	La Notte	ECM Records	Produced by Manfred Eicher	^[15]
	Motorpsycho and Reine Fiske	Still Life with Eggplant	Rune Grammofon	Produced by Bent Sæther
	Gjermund Titlestad	Map Of The World – Music For Guitar	Ponca Jazz Records		^[16]

May

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
10	Arckanum	Fenris Kindir	Season of Mist		^[17]
17	Blood Red Throne	Blood Red Throne	Sevared Records		^[18]
	Gothminister	Utopia	AFM Records		^[19]

June

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
14	Terje Rypdal with The Hilliard Ensemble	Melodic Warrior	ECM	Produced by Manfred Eicher	^[20]
25	Lage Lund, Orlando le Fleming, Will Vinson	OWL Trio	Losen		^[21]

September

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
6	Frida Ånnevik	Ville Ord	Grappa	Recipient of the Spellemannprisen lyricist award	^[23] ^[24]
9	Duplex	Duolia	NorCD		^[25]
	Duplex	Sketches of ...	NorCD		^[26]
11	Mopti	Logic	Ocean Sound Recordings		^[27]
20	Andrea Kvintett	Russian Dream	NorCD		^[28]
	The Forester	Susanna and Ensemble neoN	SusannaSonata	Produced by Deathprod and Susanna

October

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
1	Arve Henriksen	Places of Worship	Rune Grammofon		^[29]
8	Pixel	We Are All Small Pixels	Cuneiform Records		^[30]
18	Karl Seglem	NyeSongar.no	NorCD		^[31]
25	Geir Lysne	New Circle	ACT Music		^[32]

December

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
18	Arvingarna	Änglar och en massa kärlek	Sony Music	2014 Guldklaven Award winner	^[34]
	Skálmöld and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra	Skálmöld & Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands (CD/DVD)	Sena	Live album	^[35]

Deaths

• 14 January – Morten Mølster, Norwegian rock guitarist, age unknown^[36]
• 25 January – Aase Nordmo Løvberg, Norwegian opera singer, 89^[37]
• 16 February – Eric Ericson, Swedish conductor, 94^[38]
• 17 April – Yngve Moe, Norwegian jazz and rock bass guitarist, 55 (drowning)^[39]
• 20 May – Anders Eliasson, Swedish composer, 66^[40]
• 26 June – Henrik Otto Donner, Finnish composer and music industry executive, 73^[41]
• 6 December – Tom Krause, Finnish opera singer, 79^[42]
• 21 December – Lars Edlund, Swedish organist and composer, 91^[43]

Notes and References

1. News: Sponser ny sjefdirigent . Bergens Tidende . Bodil Garvik . 2013-02-18 . 2015-04-18 . 2015-04-18 . https://web.archive.org/web/20150418225344/http://www.bt.no/kultur/Sponser-ny-sjefdirigent-2847610.html . live .
2. News: Alexander Agrell. Solyom ny chefsdirigent för HSO. Sydsvenska Dagbladet. 2013-03-18. 2015-04-18. 2015-06-07. https://web.archive.org/web/20150607201942/http://www.sydsvenskan.se/kultur--nojen/solyom-ny-chefsdirigent-for-hso/. live.
3. Book: The Cambridge Companion to Composition. Toby Young. Cambridge University Press. 2024. 9781108831697. 131.
4. Web site: Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen. Wise Music. 28 November 2024.
5. Web site: Baumgesang mit Epilog. Wise Music. 29 November 2024.
6. Daniel Schweiger, Interview with Atli Örvarsson, Film Music Magazine, January 7, 2013
7. Web site: Mors Principium Est Posts In-Studio Footage – in Metal News . Metal Underground . 2016-07-08.
8. Web site: Convulse: 'Inner Evil' Ep Due In January . Blabbermouth.net . 2012-12-12 . 2016-07-02.
9. Web site: Cult Of Luna To Release New Album – in Metal News . Metal Undergroundm . 2016-07-02.
10. Web site: Jorn – Releasing Retrospective Album In January . Metal Storm . 2016-07-02.
11. Web site: Stratovarius – Reveal New Album Title And Release Date, EP In January . Metal Storm . 2016-07-02.
12. Web site: Honningbarna – Verden Er Enkel . Gaffa.no . 2015-05-03 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140810091438/http://gaffa.no/anmeldelse/69897 . 2014-08-10 . dead .
13. Web site: Tine. Tine Thing Helseth. 29 November 2024.
14. Web site: ATOMIC: there's a hole in the mountain . Musical reviews . AtomicJazz.Bandcamp.com . 2016-02-26.
15. Web site: Ketil Bjornstad: La Notte . Hrayr . Attarian . . 2013-11-23 . 2016-02-26.
16. Web site: NYHETER 2014/Utgivelser: . . 2016-02-26.
17. Web site: Arckanum - Fenris Kindir . Season of Mist. 29 November 2024.
18. Web site: Blood Red Throne – Announce European Tour Dates . Metal Storm . 2016-07-08.
19. Web site: Gothminister – New Album Details Revealed . Metal Storm . 2016-07-08.
20. Web site: Terje Rypdal: Melodic Warrior . John . Kelman . . 2013-08-30 . 2016-03-29.
21. Web site: OWL Trio: OWL Trio (2013) . Musical reviews . Dan . Bilawsky . . 2013-08-01 . 2015-05-12.
22. Web site: Mercenary – Reveal New Album Cover, Title, Release Date . Metal Storm . 2016-07-08.
23. Web site: Frida Ånnevik: Ville ord . . 2015-04-30 . https://web.archive.org/web/20140415112258/http://www.grappa.no/en/grappa/frida-annevik-ville-ord2/ . 2014-04-15 . dead .
24. Web site: Frida – fortsatt med hjertet i hånden . Geir . Rakvaag . no . . 2013-09-06 . 2018-02-26.
25. Web site: DUPLEX – DUOLIA . ChristianMeaasSvendsen.com . 2018-02-08.
26. Web site: DUPLEX – SKETCHES OF... . ChristianMeaasSvendsen.com . 2018-02-08.
27. Web site: MOPTI utfordrer – Logic . Musical reviews . Erling . Wicklund . Erling Wicklund . Norwegian. . 2013-09-17 . 2015-05-02.
28. Web site: Andrea Kvintett – Russian Dream EP (10") . BigDipper.no . 2018-02-08.
29. Web site: Arve Henriksen: Places of Worship – review . John . Fordham . . 2013-10-24 . 2015-05-02.
30. Web site: We Are All Small Pixels by Pixel . . 2016-02-27.
31. Web site: Karl Seglem: NyeSongar.No (2013) . Jakob . Baekgaard . . 2014-08-27 . 2014-09-11.
32. Web site: Geir Lysne – New Circle – CD . . 2015-04-24.
33. Web site: Daniel Herskedal - Dagane. Jazz Music Archives. 29 November 2024.
34. News: Lasse Stefanz-sångare fick fjärde Guldklaven. no. Dagens Nyheter. 14 July 2014 . 29 November 2024.
35. News: Skálmöld og Sinfó komin út . ruv.is . is . . December 18, 2013 . February 2, 2022 .
36. News: Venner og familie tok farvel med Morten Mølster . Halstein . Røyseland . Camilla . Norli . Mona . Byrkjedal . no . . 2013-01-22 . 2017-04-29.
37. News: Aase Nordmo Løvberg er død . no . . 2013-01-26 . 2016-02-21.
38. Web site: Körledaren Eric Ericson död . sv . 16 February 2013. Mediehuset UNT. 28 September 2014.
39. Web site: Dance with a Stranger-artist døde . no . 17 April 2013 . Dagbladet.
40. Web site: Obituary: Anders Eliasson, composer . 2013-05-23 . 2013-10-21 . https://web.archive.org/web/20131021191341/http://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/obituary-anders-eliasson-composer . live .
41. http://yle.fi/uutiset/henrik_otto_donner_on_kuollut/6709662 Henrik Otto Donner on kuollut
42. http://yle.fi/uutiset/stt_oopperalaulaja_tom_krause_on_kuollut/6973478 Oopperalaulaja Tom Krause on kuollut
43. http://sverigesradio.se/sida/artikel.aspx?programid=94&artikel=5741775 Tonsättaren Lars Edlund har avlidit