2009 in Norwegian music
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Arve Tellefsen in 2009.
Dance With A Stranger in 2009.
DumDum Boys at the Døgnvill Festival in Oslo.
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2009 in Norwegian music.
Events[]
January[]
- 23
- Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 23 – 31).[1]
- Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano) was awarded the Nordlysprisen 2009 at Nordlysfestivalen.[2]
February[]
- 4 – The Polarjazz Festival 2009 started in Longyearbyen (February 4–8).[3]
- 5 – opened (February 5 – 21).[4]
March[]
- 10 – Varg Vikernes was released on parole having served almost 16 years of a 21 years (life) sentence for the murder of Mayhem guitarist Euronymous.[5]
- 18
- Vossajazz started in Voss (March 18–20).[6]
- Kjetil Møster was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2009.[7]
- 19 – Solveig Slettahjell performs the commissioned work Tarpan Seasons for Vossajazz 2009.[8]
April[]
- 22 – 2009 started in Inderøy, Nord-Trøndelag (April 22 – 26).[9]
- 28 – Bergenfest 2009 started in Bergen (April 28 – May 3).[10]
May[]
- 16 – Alexander Rybak won the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with his song "Fairytale" in Moscow, giving Norway its third victory. Within a couple of days, the song reaches the top ten in charts in most of Europe, including a No. 10 entry in the UK Singles Chart.
- 20
June[]
- 11 – Norwegian Wood 2009 started in Oslo, Norway (June 11 – 14).[13]
- 18 – The Norwegian Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra, Nordnorsk Opera og Symfoniorkester, was founded in Tromsø.[14]
July[]
August[]
- 9 – Oslo Jazzfestival started (August 9 – 15).[16]
- 12 – Sildajazz starts in Haugesund (August 12 – 16).[17]
September[]
- 2 – The 5th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (September 2 – 5).[18]
- 24 – The 6th Ekkofestival started in Bergen (September 24 – 26).[19]
October[]
- 22 – The 8th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 22 – 24).[20]
November[]
- 3 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 3 – 8).[21]
- 12 – The 4th Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (November 12 – 14).[22]
December[]
- 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.[23]
Albums released[]
January[]
February[]
March[]
April[]
- 16 – Remembrance by Ketil Bjørnstad (ECM Records)[24]
May[]
June[]
July[]
August[]
September[]
October[]
- 12 – Restored, Returned by Tord Gustavsen Emsemble (ECM Records)[25]
November[]
December[]
Unknown date[]
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Deaths[]
- January
- 8 – Björn Haugan, operatic lyric tenor (born 1942).[26]
- Fewbruary
- March
- 5 – Bjørg Lødøen, painter, graphic artist, and composer (born 1931).[28]
- 26 – Arne Bendiksen, singer, entertainer and record producer (born 1926).[29]
- May
- 1 – Torstein Grythe, founder and conductor of the Sølvguttene boys choir (born 1918).[30]
- August
- 4 – Ole A. Sørli, musician, writer, and record producer (born 1946).[31]
- November
- 6 – Kjell Bartholdsen, jazz saxophonist (stroke) (born 1938).[32]
- 21 – Gerhard Aspheim, jazz trombonist (born 1930).[33]
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Nordlysfestivalen 2009" (in Norwegian). TromsoBy.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Fikk årets Nordlyspris" (in Norwegian). Lofotposten. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Polarjazz 2009". MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Kristiansund Opera Festival 2009". MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Norway's most notorious musician to be released from prison". The Guardian. 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Vossa Jazz Program 2009" (in Norwegian). Vossajazz. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "STEIN & MARI`S DAYDREAM COMMUNITY Stein Urheim, Mari Kvien Brunvoll, Hans Olav Molde. Jazzland". MDT.co.uk. Archived from the original on 2016-03-05. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ^ "Krog og Surman klare på Voss" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
- ^ "Soddjazz 2009" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Bergenfest 2009 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Festspillene i Bergen 2009" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Nattjazz 2009" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Norwegian Wood 2009". Last.fm. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Nordnorsk Opera og Symfoniorkester" (in Norwegian). Skift.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Moldejazz 2009" (in Norwegian). Moldejazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ Conrad, Thomas (2009-08-31). "Seven Days In Norway: The 2009 Oslo Jazz Festival". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Sildajazz 2009" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Punktfestivalen" (in Norwegian). FestivalGuide.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Ekko Festival 2009". Songkick.com. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ "Insomnia Festival 2009". MIC.no. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ "Oslo World Music Festival 2009". MIC.no. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ "Barents Jazz 2009". MIC.no. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
- ^ "Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2009 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
- ^ "Ketil Bjørnstad – Remembrance". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Tord Gustavsen Ensemble – Restored, Returned". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Norwegian Opera Singer Björn Haugan Dies". ILGCN.Tupilak.org. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ "Eva Gustavson". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ Bjerkek, Ole Petter (2012-05-09). "Bjørg Lødøen". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-03-18.
- ^ "Arne Bendiksen er død". NRK (in Norwegian). 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ Sommerseth, Eirin Hegdal (2009-05-01). "Torstein Grythe er død". Vårt Land (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-22.
- ^ Bringsjord, Larry (2009-08-05). "Ole A. Sørli har gått bort" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
- ^ "Kjell Bartholdsen Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
- ^ Stendahl, Bjørn (2009-11-26). "Gerhard Aspheim – den siste entusiast" (in Norwegian). NRK Jazz. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
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