The Royal Swedish Academy of Music ( sv, Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien), founded in 1771 by King
Gustav III
Gustav III (29 March 1792), also called ''Gustavus III'', was King of Sweden from 1771 until his assassination in 1792. He was the eldest son of Adolf Frederick of Sweden and Queen Louisa Ulrika of Prussia.
Gustav was a vocal opponent of what ...
, is one of the
Royal Academies in
Sweden
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. At the time of its foundation, only one of its co-founder was a professional musician,
Ferdinand Zellbell the Younger
Ferdinand Zellbell the Younger (171921 April 1780) was a Swedish composer and a founding member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. He was organist at Storkyrkan, the main church of Stockholm, and chief conductor at Kungliga Hovkapellet (the ...
.
The Academy is an independent organization, which acts to promote the artistic, scientific, educational and cultural development of music.
Fredrik Wetterqvist
Fredrik Wetterqvist (born 20 September 1965 in Uppsala) is a Swedish diplomat and music administrator.
Fredrik Wetterqvist has been the Permanent Secretary of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music since 2017. Previously he was active as a diplomat a ...
is director of the Academy.
The Academy consists of 170 Swedish members belonging to various spheres of the music industry and has a research committee which has been operational since 1980s. They are involved in research on
Gustavian music drama, music archaeology, future developments in musical life and music in a multicultural society. The Academy also publishes various biographies, debate books, analytical writings, etc. and has been offering music students scholarships and various prizes for outstanding contributions in the field.
See also
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Royal College of Music, Stockholm
The Royal College of Music, Stockholm ( sv, Kungliga Musikhögskolan i Stockholm) is the oldest institution of higher education in music in Sweden, founded in 1771 as the conservatory of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. The institution was mad ...
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Royal Swedish Opera
Royal Swedish Opera ( sv, Kungliga Operan) is an opera and ballet company based in Stockholm, Sweden.
Location and environment
The building is located in the center of Sweden's capital Stockholm in the borough of Norrmalm, on the eastern sid ...
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Music of Sweden
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List of Swedes in music
References
External links
The Royal Swedish Academy of Music– Official site
A page dedicated to Joseph Martin Kraus (1756–1792) – "Swedish Mozart", with a list of further links.
1771 establishments in Sweden
1771 in Sweden
Swedish Royal Academies
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