Anna Larsson (contralto) explained

Anna Larsson (born 10 September 1966) is a Swedish contralto. As a student she attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.[1] Her international debut was made with the Berlin Philharmonic and the conductor Claudio Abbado in a performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2 in 1997.[2] [3] In 2005 received a Grammy nomination for her recording of Richard Strauss Daphne together with WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne conducted by Semyon Bychkov.[4]

In 2010, she was appointed Hovsångerska by Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden[5]

Notes and References

  1. News: 'Jag älskar att korsa enkelhet med kultur'. I love crossing simplicity with culture. Agneta Lagercrantz. Svenska Dagbladet. 16 June 2013. 4 January 2024.
  2. http://www.dacapo-records.dk/artist-anna-larsson.aspx "Anna Larsson"
  3. Web site: Mahler: Symphony 2 with Debussy: La Mer. Goliath Business News. 18 May 2010. https://web.archive.org/web/20110615040345/http://goliath.ecnext.com/coms2/gi_0199-4943709/Mauler-Symphony-2-with-debussy.html. 15 June 2011.
  4. http://www.eliassonartists.com/en/artists/contralto/item/97-anna-larsson Anna Larsson – Contralto
  5. http://www.kungahuset.se/royalcourt Swedish Royal Court official home page