1960 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1960 in Scandinavian music.
Events
- 12 March – The 5th Eurovision Song Contest is held in the UK. For the first time, three Scandinavian countries compete: Norway finish fourth, Denmark and Sweden (joint 10th).[1]
- 15 March – Swedish tenor Jussi Björling has a heart attack while performing at Covent Garden, London, but insists on continuing.[2]
- 20 March – Danish tenor Lauritz Melchior gives a special concert in Copenhagen to mark his 70th birthday.[3]
- 20 August – Jussi Björling gives his final concert performance, in Stockholm.[4]
- unknown date – Aulis Sallinen becomes administrator of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.[5]
New works
- Einojuhani Rautavaara – Symphony No. 3[6]
- Hilding Rosenberg[7]
- Riflessioni no. 2 for string orchestra
- Riflessioni no. 3 for string orchestra
Popular music
- Erling Ágústsson – "Oft er fjör í Eyjum"[8]
- Thøger Olesen & Vidar Sandbeck – "Heksedansen", performed by Raquel Rastenni[9]
- Swe-Danes – "Scandinavian Shuffle"[10]
New recordings
- Per Asplin – Julekos (Christmas EP)[11]
- Otto Brandenburg – This is Otto Brandenburg[12]
- Dag Wirén / Bo Nilsson / Sven-Erik Bäck / Ingvar Lidholm – Ny Svensk Kammarmusik[13]
Film music
Births
- 9 January – Haukur Tómasson, Icelandic composer[15]
- 28 April – Rolf Graf, Norwegian singer, guitarist, composer and record producer (died 2013)[16]
- 29 April – Kari Kriikku, Finnish clarinetist[17]
- 12 May – Lena Willemark, Swedish fiddler, singer and composer[18]
- 1 October – Per Bergersen, Australian-born Norwegian singer-songwriter (died 1990)[19]
- 29 October – Jens Winther, Danish jazz trumpeter (died 2011)[20]
Deaths
- 21 January – Launy Grøndahl, Danish conductor and composer (born 1886)[21]
- 11 April – Zilas Görling, Swedish jazz saxophonist (born 1911)[22]
- 8 May – Hugo Alfvén, Swedish violinist, conductor and composer (born 1872)[23]
- 9 September – Jussi Björling, Swedish operatic tenor (born 1911)[4]
See also
References
- ^ "London 1960 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 27 March 2021. Retrieved 27 March 2021.
- ^ "Mr Björling taken ill on stage". The Times. 16 March 1960. p. 12.
- ^ Fanfare, Volume 11, Issue 3. J. Flegler. 1988. p. 250.
- ^ a b Harald Henrysson; Andrew Farkas (1996). Jussi. Amadeus Press. p. 384. ISBN 9781574670103.
- ^ "Aulis Sallinen". Wise Music Classical. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "Symphony No. 3". schottmusiclondon.com. Retrieved 17 July 2025.
- ^ "Riflessioni no. 3". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "Oft er fjör í Eyjum". Glatkistan (in Icelandic). Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Raquel Rastenni: Heksedansen". 45cat.com. Retrieved 24 August 2015.
- ^ Björnberg, Alf; Bossius, Thomas (8 December 2016). Made in Sweden: Studies in Popular Music. Taylor & Francis. p. 228. ISBN 978-1-134-85850-7.
- ^ "Per Asplin". Store Norske Leksikon. Retrieved 26 October 2025.
- ^ "Otto Brandenburg er død". DR (in Danish). 1 March 2007. Retrieved 20 October 2024.
- ^ "Ny Svensk Kammarmusik". Discogs. Retrieved 25 October 2025.
- ^ "På en bänk i en park". MUBI. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Nordic Sounds. NOMUS. 1994. p. 2.
- ^ "Graf, Rolf Biography" (in Norwegian). Ballade.no. 6 August 2006. Retrieved 7 November 2013.
- ^ The Clarinet. Department of Music, Idaho State University. 1991. p. 31.
- ^ Nordic Sounds. NOMUS. 1994. p. 24.
- ^ "Per Brynjulf Natrud Bergersen". selmer-norway.no. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Jens Winther". All About Jazz. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ "Launy Grøndahl". Dansk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 24 October 2025.
- ^ Erik Kjellberg. "Zilas Görling". In Barry Kernfeld (ed.). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz.
- ^ "Hugo Alfvén (1872-1960)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 24 October 2025.