Svante Henryson (born 22 October 1963 in

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) is a composer, cellist, bass guitarist and

double bassist The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox additions such as the octobass). Simila ...

, active within

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, classical music, and

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Biography

Childhood and studies

Svante Henryson grew up in

Umeå Umeå ( , , , locally ; South Westrobothnian: ;). fi, Uumaja; sju, Ubmeje; sma, Upmeje; se, Ubmi) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County. Situated on the Ume River, Ume� ...

in northern

. His father was a Full Professor of Education, and his mother a Director of Studies in English at

Umeå University Umeå University ( sv, Umeå universitet; Ume Sami: ) is a public research university located in Umeå, in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within Sweden's present borders. As of 2015 ...

. At age 12, after falling in love-at-a-distance with a female bassist at a concert, Svante began playing bass guitar in a rock band. Two years later, he switched to

and double bass. A concert with

Stan Getz Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre of ...

at the Umeå Jazz Festival made up his mind about becoming a musician. Another life-changing experience was hearing the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in concert in

Östersund Östersund (; sma, Staare) is an urban area (city) in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-largest lake, Storsjön, ...

. He left his hometown already at age 14 to study music; two years in Härnösand, three years at

Ingesund College of Music Ingesund College of Music (Swedish: ''Musikhögskolan Ingesund'') is located in Arvika in the Swedish province of Värmland. It is the music department of Karlstad University. The college was founded in 1923 as a folk high school, run by a fou ...

and (later) one year at the

Academy of Performing Arts in Prague The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague ( cs, Akademie múzických umění v Praze, AMU) is a university in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic, specialising in the study of music, dance, drama, film, television and multi-media. It is the larg ...

. He was Principal Double Bass of the World Youth Orchestra 1983 to 1984.

Early professional years

Still in his teens and halfway through music college, he became a member of the

Oslo Philharmonic The Oslo Philharmonic (Oslo-Filharmonien) is a Norwegian symphony orchestra based in Oslo, Norway. The orchestra traces its roots to the Philharmonic Society founded in 1847 and the Christiania Musical Association co-founded by Edvard Grieg in 18 ...

under Mariss Jansons 1983–1986. After making his solo debut with the Oslo Philharmonic in

Wanhal Johann Baptist Wanhal (12 May 1739 – 20 August 1813) was a Czech Republic, Czech classical music composer. He was born in Nechanice, Kingdom of Bohemia, Bohemia, and died in Vienna. His music was well respected by Mozart, Haydn, Beethoven and Sc ...

's Bass Concerto, he became the orchestra's Assistant Principal Bassist. 1987–1989 he was Principal Bassist of the

Norwegian Chamber Orchestra Det Norske Kammerorkester or The Norwegian Chamber Orchestra (established in 1977) is a chamber orchestra based in Oslo. Biography The orchestra was founded by the violinist Bjarne Fiskum who got the idea for a summer course for young string tale ...

led by

Iona Brown Iona Brown, OBE, (7 January 19415 June 2004) was a British violinist and conductor. Early life and education Elizabeth Iona Brown was born in Salisbury and was educated at Cranborne Chase School, Dorset. Her parents, Antony and Fiona, were b ...

. After a drastic change in direction, he became bass guitarist of

Yngwie Malmsteen Yngwie Johan Malmsteen ( ; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning ov ...

's band 1989–1992. During this period he started playing cello, an instrument on which he is an

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. Henrysons first solo album, ''Enkidu'', was released in 1997. He has also been prominently featured on many other albums in a very wide musical area. As a

session player Session musicians, studio musicians, or backing musicians are musicians hired to perform in recording sessions or live performances. The term sideman is also used in the case of live performances, such as accompanying a recording artist on a ...

he has worked with Ryan Adams,

Elvis Costello Declan Patrick MacManus Order of the British Empire, OBE (born 25 August 1954), known professionally as Elvis Costello, is an English singer-songwriter and record producer. He has won multiple awards in his career, including a Grammy Award in ...

and Steve Gadd.

Today

Svante Henryson is a composer of orchestral music, as well as choral music and

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small numb ...

. His "Electric Bass Concerto", composed in 2007, introduces the bass guitar in a new role as a classical solo instrument.

and Henryson collaborated as songwriters on the album "

For the Stars ''For the Stars'' is a 2001 album by classically trained Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and Elvis Costello. Track listing # "No Wonder" (3:37) (Elvis Costello) # "Baby Plays Around" (3:13) (Cait O'Riordan, Declan MacManus) # "Go Lea ...

". Svante Henryson is an

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recording artist, performing in various formations with

Jon Balke Jon Georg Balke (born 7 June 1955) is a Norwegian jazz pianist who leads the Magnetic North Orchestra. He is the younger brother of saxophonist Erik Balke. Career Balke started playing classical piano but switched to blues at 12, though he pe ...

, Ketil Bjørnstad,

Wolfgang Muthspiel Wolfgang Muthspiel (born 2 March 1965) is an Austrian jazz guitarist and record label owner. He is the brother of musician Christian Muthspiel. Music career When he was six, he began playing violin, and at fourteen he moved on to classical gui ...

, Marilyn Mazur, Arve Henriksen,

Trygve Seim Trygve Seim (born 25 April 1971) is a Norwegian jazz musician (saxophone) and composer. He started to play the saxophone in 1985 after hearing Jan Garbarek's CD ''Eventyr''. Career Seim was born in Oslo. He studied music at Foss videregåe ...

, Anders Jormin,

Terje Rypdal Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. He has been an important member in the Norwegian jazz community, and has also given show concerts with guitarists Ronni Le Tekrø and Mads Eriksen as "N3". Career Rypdal ...

and

Palle Mikkelborg Palle Mikkelborg (born 6 March 1941) is a Danish jazz trumpet player, composer, arranger and record producer. He is self-taught on the trumpet, although he studied conducting at the Royal Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. He became a professio ...

. He also performs in chamber music duos and trios with

Roland Pöntinen Roland Peter Pöntinen (born 1963 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a Swedish pianist and composer. Pöntinen was born to an Ingrian Finnish father and Swedish mother. He studied at the Adolf Fredrik's Music School and the Royal Swedish Academy of Musi ...

, Martin Fröst, Anne Sofie von Otter and

Bengt Forsberg Bengt Forsberg (born 1952) is a Swedish concert pianist most famous for his numerous collaborations with the mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter. He participated in her project to record songs written in the concentration camp of Terezín. Forsberg ...

. Svante has been the Musical Director of Asian, American and European tours with Anne Sofie von Otter. Svante Henryson was Northern Norway's Landsdelsmusikernes Artist-in-Residence 2010–2012, composing and performing with the Sami community. He is currently artistic director of the

Chamber Music Festival. Svante Henryson is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.

Awards

The Royal Swedish Academy of Music International Studies Scholarship 1983 Spellemannprisen 1984 for Tchaikovsky Symphony No. 5 (with the

)
Spellemannprisen 1987 for

Shostakovich Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, , group=n (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and was regarded throughout his life as a major compo ...

Symphony No. 5 (with the

)
Spellemannprisen 1988 for Britten/

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period (music), Classical period. Despite his short life, his ra ...

/ Tchaikovsky (with the

)
Spellemannprisen 1988 Spellemann of the Year (with the

) Rikskonserter Sweden, the Lansering '90 Prize in 1990. The 1997 Nordkraft Prize for jazz soloists. Chamber Music Piece of the Year in 2010 for ''Sonata for Solo Violin'' awarded by the Swedish Music Publishers' Association. Jazz Musician of the Year ("Jazzkatten") by the

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in 2014. Henryson was awarded the

Nordic Council Music Prize The Nordic Council Music Prize is awarded annually by NOMUS, the Nordic Music Committee. Every two years it is awarded for a work by a living composer. In the intervening years it is awarded to a performing musician or ensemble. The Nordic ...

in 2015.

Works

(selected)

Orchestral

*''Symphony no.1'' for orchestra (1993) *''Legatissimo'' for cello and orchestra (first performance 1996) *''Songs from the Milky Way'' concerto for cello and orchestra (1997) *''Memento'' for cello and string orchestra (2003) *''Electric Bass Concerto no. 1'' for bass guitar and orchestra (2007) *''Vinterfest'' concert overture for orchestra (2007)Financial Times, February 19, 2008 "Wonderland in dead of winter" *''Symphony no.2 - Sinfonia Concertante'' for orchestra (2009) *''Cello Concerto nr. 2'' for cello and orchestra (2010) *''Amorphicon'' for steel pans, electric cello and string orchestra (2011) *''Electric Bass Concerto no. 2 "Ghostnotes"'' for fretless bass guitar and symphonic wind ensemble (2015) *''I dreamt of a Bach Cello Concerto'' for cello, strings and basso continuo (2019) *''Five Timepieces'' for jazz cello and string orchestra (2019) *''From Nowhere'' for orchestra (2020)

Choral

*''Eyes of a Child'' for five voices a cappella (1999) *''Himlar av Djupaste Glädje'' for soprano, mixed choir and piano (2007) *''Enfaldiga Ren'' for soprano, mezzo, alto, mixed choir, string octet, guitar and six-handed piano (2009) *''DoReMi SaReGa'' for cello, men's choir and jazz trio (2009) *''Lämmeln och vråken'' for female choir, accordion and cello (2010) *''Vidderna Inom Mig'' for cello, mixed choir, children's choir and chamber orchestra (2011)

Chamber music

*''Vintermusik'' for soprano, tenor, narrator, clarinet, bassoon, violin, double bass and percussion (1980) *''Slussen (the Sluice)'' for cello and city sounds (1994) *''Suite Off Pist'' for soprano saxophone and cello (1996, 2019) *''Colors in D (Black Run-Green-Blues Chaconne'') for solo cello (2001-1996-2008) *''π (pi)'' for violin, cello and drum set (2006) *''Sarabande Metamorphose'' for cello and piano (2007) *''Allegro Moderato'' for clarinet, cello and piano (2007) *''Quartet for Violin, Viola and Two Celli'' (2007) *''Eckency'' for cello and piano (2008) *''Sonata for Solo Violin'' (2009) *''Narvik 9'' for flute, clarinet, bassoon, string quartet, hammerclavier and bass guitar (2012) *''3X3'' for violin, cello and guitar (2012) *''Rain'' for cello and piano (2013) *''Fragments'' for violin and cello (2013) *''Desperate Love Songs'' for mezzo, cello and guitar (2013) *''Mon Lean Duhat Jagi - music for a Sami theatre play'' for flute, clarinet, string quartet, piano and percussion (2014) *''Eurydice and Her Underground Dance Routines'' for soprano saxophone, violin, piano, electric bass and drum set (2014) *''Mastodonic Recital'' for narrator, tenor saxophone, piano, electric bass and drum set (2015) *''Mirrors of Absence'' 24 songs for mezzo and piano (2016) *''First Movement'' for piano trio (2017) *''String Quartet no. 1'' (2018) *''Two Pieces'' for cello and guitar (2019) *''Rakesong'' for cello and piano (2019) *''Light Touches'' for cello and double bass (2020) *''Mattagit'' for yoik and four double basses (2021) *''Crux'' for soprano saxophone (2021) *''String Quartet no. 2'' (2022)

Discography

(selected) *

– ''Mozart/Britten/Tchaikovsky'' (recorded in 1988) ''double bass'' *

– ''Mozart'' (1988) ''double bass'' *

– ''

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'' (1990) ''bass guitar, double bass'' *

– '' Fire & Ice'' (1991) ''bass guitar, double bass, cello'' *

– ''Britten'' (1991) ''double bass, cello'' *Glory – ''Crisis vs crisis'' (1994) ''bass guitar, double bass, cello'' * Uno Svenningsson – ''Under ytan'' (1994) ''cello'' *Thomas Jäderlund – ''Amazing Orchestra'' (1994) ''cello, composer'' *Erik Weissglas – ''Stoneheater'' (1994) ''composer, bass guitar, double bass, cello'' * Ted Gärdestad – '' Äntligen på väg'' (1994) ''bass guitar'' * Kee Marcello – '' Shine on'' (1995) ''bass guitar, double bass'' * Lion's Share – ''Fall From Grace'' (2000) ''cello'' *

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– ''Live and learn'' (1995) ''bass guitar'' * Joey Tempest – '' A place to call home'' (1995) ''bass guitar'' *

Mikael Samuelson Mikael Gustaf Lennart Samuelson (born 9 March 1951) is a Swedish baritone opera singer, actor, and composer. Samuelson, born in Njutånger in Hälsingland, central Sweden, is the son of the musician and music arranger . Mikael Samuelson has ...

– ''Midvinter'' (1996) ''composer, cello, celtar'' *Svante Henryson – ''

Enkidu Enkidu ( sux, ''EN.KI.DU10'') was a legendary figure in ancient Mesopotamian mythology, wartime comrade and friend of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk. Their exploits were composed in Sumerian poems and in the Akkadian ''Epic of Gilgamesh'', writte ...

'' (1997) ''composer, cello, celtar, double bass'' * Anne Sofie von Otter – ''Home for Christmas'' (1999) ''arranger, cello, celtar, double bass'' * Anne Sofie von Otter/

– ''

'' (2000) ''composer, cello, double bass, bass guitar'' *Svante Henryson, Daniel Nelson, Fredrik Högberg – ''21st Century Swedish Composers'' (2001) ''composer, cello'' *

's Magnetic North Orchestra – ''Kyanos'' (2001) ''cello, composer'' * Ryan Adams – ''

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'' (2002) ''cello'' * Ketil Bjørnstad – ''Seafarer's Song'' (2003) ''cello'' *Morten Halle Trio – ''Ten Easy Pieces'' (2004) ''cello'' *Krister Jonsson Trio + Svante Henryson – ''Waiting For Atonesjka'' (2004) ''cello, composer'' *Musik för Trio – ''Music for Trio'' (2007) ''composer, double bass, cello'' *Kristin Asbjørnsen – ''The Night Shines Like the Day'' (2008) ''cello, bass guitar'' *Wihk/Henryson/

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– ''Same Tree Different Fruit'' (2009) ''bass guitar, double bass'' * Ketil Bjørnstad – ''Hvalenes sang'' (2009) ''cello'' *Mats Bergström – ''Electric Counterpoint'' (2010) ''bass guitar'' * Ketil Bjørnstad & Svante Henryson – '' Night Song'' (2011) ''cello, composer'' * Arve Henriksen - ''

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'' (2012) ''cello, composer'' *Krister Jonsson Deluxe - ''Truckload'' (2013) ''cello'' *Terje Isungset - ''Meditations'' (2013) ''ice cello'' *

– ''Vienna World'' (2013) ''cello'' * The Real Group – ''Three Decades of Vocal Music'' (2013) ''composer'' *Katarina & Svante Henryson - ''High, Low or In Between'' (2014) ''cello, composer'' *Hélène Collerette – ''Norigine'' - works for Solo Violin (2015) ''composer'' *

- ''Rumi Songs'' (2015) ''cello'' *Weissglas-Henryson-Backenroth-Ekberg - ''Seven Songs from the 70s'' (2018) ''cello'' *Svante Henryson – ''Frånvarons speglar/Mirrors of absence'' - 24 songs (2019) ''composer''

References

External links

*
Official web page
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