2009 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 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.

Niko Valkeapää at the Riddu Riđđu Festival in Skånland.

Nikolai Eilertsen at the Moers Festival.

Ståle Storløkken at the Moers Festival.

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 – Kristiansund Opera Festival 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 – SoddJazz 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
  • The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen 2009 (May 20 – June 4).[11]
  • Nattjazz 2010 started in Bergen (May 26 – 30).[12]

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

• 13 – Moldejazz started in Molde (July 13 – 18).[15]

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

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Deaths

January

• 8 – Björn Haugan, operatic lyric tenor (born 1942).[26]

Fewbruary

• 10 – Eva Gustavson, operatic contralto (born 1917).[27]

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

• 2009 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2009

References

1. "Nordlysfestivalen 2009" (in Norwegian). TromsoBy.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
2. "Fikk årets Nordlyspris" (in Norwegian). Lofotposten. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
3. "Polarjazz 2009". MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
4. "Kristiansund Opera Festival 2009". MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
5. "Norway's most notorious musician to be released from prison". The Guardian. 2009-03-10. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
6. "Vossa Jazz Program 2009" (in Norwegian). Vossajazz. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
7. "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.
8. "Krog og Surman klare på Voss" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved 2015-04-23.
9. "Soddjazz 2009" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
10. "Bergenfest 2009 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
11. "Festspillene i Bergen 2009" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
12. "Nattjazz 2009" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
13. "Norwegian Wood 2009". Last.fm. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
14. "Nordnorsk Opera og Symfoniorkester" (in Norwegian). Skift.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
15. "Moldejazz 2009" (in Norwegian). Moldejazz. Archived from the original on 2016-03-06. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
16. Conrad, Thomas (2009-08-31). "Seven Days In Norway: The 2009 Oslo Jazz Festival". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
17. "Sildajazz 2009" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
18. "Punktfestivalen" (in Norwegian). FestivalGuide.no. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
19. "Ekko Festival 2009". Songkick.com. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
20. "Insomnia Festival 2009". MIC.no. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
21. "Oslo World Music Festival 2009". MIC.no. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
22. "Barents Jazz 2009". MIC.no. Retrieved 2018-03-06.
23. "Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2009 Setlists". Setlist.fm. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
24. "Ketil Bjørnstad – Remembrance". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
25. "Tord Gustavsen Ensemble – Restored, Returned". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
26. "Norwegian Opera Singer Björn Haugan Dies". ILGCN.Tupilak.org. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
27. "Eva Gustavson". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). 2014-07-25. Retrieved 2017-03-18.
28. Bjerkek, Ole Petter (2012-05-09). "Bjørg Lødøen". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2017-03-18.
29. "Arne Bendiksen er død". NRK (in Norwegian). 2009-03-26. Retrieved 2016-02-22.
30. Sommerseth, Eirin Hegdal (2009-05-01). "Torstein Grythe er død". Vårt Land (in Norwegian). Retrieved 2016-02-22.
31. Bringsjord, Larry (2009-08-05). "Ole A. Sørli har gått bort" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. Retrieved 2017-03-28.
32. "Kjell Bartholdsen Discography". Discogs.com. Retrieved 2017-03-14.
33. Stendahl, Bjørn (2009-11-26). "Gerhard Aspheim – den siste entusiast" (in Norwegian). NRK Jazz. Retrieved 2017-03-14.