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2015 In Scandinavian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2015. (Go to 2014 in Scandinavian music, last year in Scandinavian music or 2016 in Scandinavian music, next year in Scandinavian music.) Events January * 21 – The Bodø Jazz Open starts in Bodø, Norway (January 21–24). * 23 ** Nordlysfestivalen opens in Tromsø, Norway (January 23 - February 1). ** Norwegian folk singer Ragnar Olsen (musician), Ragnar Olsen is awarded the Nordlysprisen 2015 at Nordlysfestivalen. * 29 – The Kristiansund Opera Festival (Operafestukene) 2015 opens in Kristiansund, Norway (January 29 - February 7). February * 1 - The Danish National Chamber Orchestra, under its new name of ''Danmarks Underholdningsorkester'', gives its first concert as a privately funded ensemble, at the Royal Academy of Music in Copenhagen. * 5 ** The Ice Music Festival 2015 opens in Geilo, Norway (February 5–8). ** The Polarjazz Festival 2015 starts in Longyearbyen (February 5–8 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
2014 In Scandinavian Music
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Oslo
Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of in 2019, and the metropolitan area had an estimated population of in 2021. During the Viking Age the area was part of Viken. Oslo was founded as a city at the end of the Viking Age in 1040 under the name Ánslo, and established as a ''kaupstad'' or trading place in 1048 by Harald Hardrada. The city was elevated to a bishopric in 1070 and a capital under Haakon V of Norway around 1300. Personal unions with Denmark from 1397 to 1523 and again from 1536 to 1814 reduced its influence. After being destroyed by a fire in 1624, during the reign of King Christian IV, a new city was built closer to Akershus Fortress and named Christiania in honour of the king. It became a municipality ('' formannskapsdistrikt'') on 1 January 1838. The city fu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Royal Danish Academy Of Music
The Royal Danish Academy of Music, or Royal Danish Conservatory of Music ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium), in Copenhagen is the oldest professional institution of musical education in Denmark as well as the largest, with approximately 400 students. It was established in 1867 as ''Kjøbenhavns Musikkonservatorium'' by Niels Gade – who was also the first rector –, J.P.E. Hartmann and Holger Simon Paulli on the basis of a testamentary gift from the jeweler P.W. Moldenhauer, and with inspiration from the Leipzig Conservatory and a conservatory founded by Giuseppe Siboni in Copenhagen in 1827. Carl Nielsen was a teacher in the period 1916–1919 and the rector during the last year of his life. The academy was renamed to ''Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium'' in 1902 and became a national state institution in 1949. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is Protector of the institution. Originally located on H.C. Andersens Boulevard, it relocated into Radiohuset, the ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Ingrid Søfteland Neset
Ingrid Søfteland Neset (born 9 May 1992) is a Norwegian Classical flautist living in Stavanger (2017). She is the daughter of music teachers guitarist Terje Neset (born 1959) and pianist Anne Leni Søfteland Sæbø (born 1961), and the sister of the vocalist Anna Søfteland Neset (born 1987) and jazz saxophonist Marius Søfteland Neset (born 1985). She is known from numerous performances with orchestras like Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and in concerts and recordings (''Birds'' 2013) with her older brother Marius Neset. Career Neset picked up the flute at the age of ten and attended the Music program at Langhaugen vgs. (2008–10). She is a part of the talented class "Unge Musikere", of the Griegakademiet, where she has been under guidance of flautist and professor Gro Sandvik, she has attended master classes with some of the leading flautists in the world, like Sharon Bezaly, Ian Clarke, Wissam Boustany, in the summer of 2009 she was invited to join in a flute workshop in W ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Danmark Har Talent
''Danmark har talent'' ("Denmark has Talent", formerly ''Talent'' (2008–2010)) is Denmark's version of the ''Got Talent'' franchise and was in the same format as ''Britain's Got Talent''. The first series aired in 2014 and was won by beatboxer Thorsen, and the second series aired late 2015 and finished in early 2016. The golden buzzer featured in both series. On the channel DR1 the show was aired from 2008 to 2010. It was delayed in 2011 to 2014, In 2015 TV2 Channel 2 or TV 2 may refer to: Television networks, channels and stations *Channel 2 (Iran), operated by Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting *Channel 2 (Israel), a commercial television station *, entertainment and music television in Latvia * ... made the new season called ''Danmark Har Talent''. The last season of “Danmark Har Talent”, aired in 2019 and after the season ended TV2 axed the show after 5 seasons on TV2. Summary Season 1 (2014) First series was won by beatboxer Thorsen. Season 2 (2015–2016) ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thorsen (singer)
Thorson or Thorsen are Swedish, Norwegian and Danish surnames. Notable people with the surname include: Thorson *Charles Thorson (1890–1966), Canadian political cartoonist, character designer * Celeste Thorson, American actress, model writer, and activist. *Clayton Thorson (born 1995), American football player *Eric Thorson, American Inspector General for the United States Treasury Department. *Gunnar Thorson (1906-1971), Danish marine zoologist and ecologist. *Herman Thorson (1880–1960) American politician with the North Dakota Republican Party *John F. Thorson (1920–1944) American soldier in the United States Army *Joseph Thorarinn Thorson (1889–1978), Canadian lawyer and politician *Karen L. Thorson, American television producer *Linda Thorson, Canadian actress *Mark Thorson, American football player *Scott Thorson, American who became famous for his relationship with Liberace *Tanner Thorson, American racing driver *Theodore W. Thorson (1922–2018), American educat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Oslo International Church Music Festival
Oslo International Church Music Festival ( no, Oslo internasjonale Kirkemusikkfestival) is a church music festival held every year in March in Oslo, Norway. History The festival, founded in 2000 by artistic and festival director Bente Johnsrud is cured by a non-profit organization of the same name, and staged under the patronage of Mette-Marit, Crown Princess of Norway. Churches such as the Medieval In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period lasted approximately from the late 5th to the late 15th centuries, similar to the Post-classical, post-classical period of World history (field), global history. It began with t ... church Gamle Aker are used as Concert halls. References External links * Music festivals established in 2000 Music festivals in Norway Christian music festivals Music festivals in Oslo Culture in Oslo 2000 establishments in Norway Winter events in Norway {{Music-festival-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Larm
Larm may refer to: * Lärm Lärm (German for ''noise'') were a Dutch straight edge hardcore band formed in 1981, first playing under the name of Total Chaoz. They referred to their music as "extreme noise", though having nothing to do with noise rock or noise music. Due t ..., Dutch band * Larm, Susan, Khuzestan Province, Iran {{Disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2015
Finland participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "Aina mun pitää" written and performed by the band Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät. The Finnish broadcaster Yleisradio (Yle) organised the national final ''Uuden Musiikin Kilpailu 2015'' in order to select the Finnish entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. 18 entries were selected to compete in the national final, which consisted of three semi-finals and a final, taking place in February 2015. Six entries competed in each semi-final and the top three from each semi-final, as selected solely by a public vote, advanced to the final. Nine entries competed in the final on 28 February where the combination of votes from eight jury groups representing different factions of Finnish society and votes from the public selected "Aina mun pitää" performed by Pertti Kurikan Nimipäivät as the winner. Finland was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2015. ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Sveriges Television
Sveriges Television AB ("Sweden's Television Stock Company"), shortened to SVT (), is the Sweden, Swedish national public broadcasting, public television broadcaster, funded by a public service tax on personal income set by the Riksdag (national parliament). Prior to 2019, SVT was funded by a television licence fee payable by all owners of television sets. The Swedish public broadcasting system is largely modelled after the system used in the United Kingdom, and Sveriges Television shares many traits with its British counterpart, the BBC. SVT is a public limited company that can be described as a quasi-autonomous non-government organisation. Together with the other two public broadcasters, Sveriges Radio and Sveriges Utbildningsradio, it is owned by an independent foundation, ''Foundation Management for SR, SVT, and UR, Förvaltningsstiftelsen för Sveriges Radio AB, Sveriges Television AB och Sveriges Utbildningsradio AB''. The foundation's board consists of 13 politicians, repr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Melodifestivalen 2015
Melodifestivalen 2015 was the Swedish music competition that selected Sweden's 55th entry for the Eurovision Song Contest 2015. Måns Zelmerlöw won with the song "Heroes". The hosts for the show were Sanna Nielsen (winner of Melodifestivalen 2014) and comedian Robin Paulsson. For the fourteenth consecutive year, the competition consisted of four heats, a "Second Chance" round, and a final. However, the total number of competing entries was reduced from 32 to 28. The 28 competing entries were divided into four heats, with seven compositions in each. From each semifinal, the songs that earned first and second place went directly to the final, while the songs that placed third and fourth proceeded to the Second Chance round. The bottom three songs in each semifinal were eliminated from the competition. A new rule for the 2015 edition of the competition stipulated that at least 50% of the selected entries were to be written by female composers or lyricists in a full or partial capac ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
The Way You Are (Anti Social Media Song)
Denmark participated in the Eurovision Song Contest 2015 with the song "The Way You Are", written by Remee and Chief 1. The song was performed by the band Anti Social Media. The Danish broadcaster DR organised the national final ''Melodi Grand Prix 2015'' in order to select the Danish entry for the 2015 contest in Vienna, Austria. Ten songs competed in a televised show where "The Way You Are" performed by Anti Social Media was the winner as decided upon through the combination of jury voting and public voting. Denmark was drawn to compete in the first semi-final of the Eurovision Song Contest which took place on 19 May 2015. Performing during the show in position 13, "The Way You Are" was not announced among the top 10 entries of the first semi-final and therefore did not qualify to compete in the final. It was later revealed that Denmark placed thirteenth out of the 16 participating countries in the semi-final with 33 points. Background Prior to the 2015 contest, Denmark had ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
