1965 in Scandinavian music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1965 in Scandinavian music.
Events
- 19 February – With 1965 designated "Sibelius Year", marked by greetings from US President Lyndon Johnson, composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein organises a Young People's Concert devoted to the composer's work.[1]
- 21 March – The 10th Eurovision Song Contest is held in Italy, and is won by Luxembourg. Sweden participate after a year's absence, finishing in 10th place. Of the remaining Scandinavian countries, Denmark finish 7th, Norway 13th and Denmark joint 15th with no votes[2]
- unknown date – Tauno Marttinen is awarded a Pro Finlandia medal.[3]
New works
- Laci Boldemann – Svart är vitt (opera)[4]
- Gunnar Bucht – Strängaspel[5]
- Gösta Nystroem – Symphony No. 6 ("Sinfonia Tramontana")[6]
- Yngve Sköld – String Quartet no. 3[7]
Popular music
- Reino Helismaa & Toivo Kärki – "Reppu ja reissumies", performed by Tapio Rautavaara[8]
- Vince Taylor – "Brand New Cadillac", performed by Hep Stars (#1 Sweden)[9]
New recordings
Eurovision Song Contest
- Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965
- Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965
- Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965
- Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965
Film music
Births
- 18 July – Veli-Matti Puumala, Finnish composer[12]
- 26 October – Sakari Oramo, Finnish conductor[13]
- 21 November – Björk, Icelandic singer-songwriter[14]
Deaths
- 11 January – Arne Bjørndal, Norwegian hardingfele fiddler, composer and folklorist (born 1882).[15]
- 7 April – David Hellström, songwriter (born 1883)
- 23 May – Helge Klæstad, Norwegian composer (born 1885)[16]
- 3 June – Herbert Janssen, German operatic baritone of Swedish parentage (born 1892)[17]
- 4 July – Valdemar Eiberg, Danish jazz musician (born 1892)[18]
See also
References
- ^ "A Tribute to Sibelius". Leonardbernstein.com. Retrieved 20 November 2025.
- ^ "Naples 1965 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 6 April 2021. Retrieved 6 April 2021.
- ^ Martin Anderson (7 August 2008). "Tauno Marttinen: Composer of a thousand pieces". Independent. Retrieved 19 March 2025.
- ^ "Svart är vitt – sa kejsaren, fairytale opera". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ^ "Strängaspel". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 21 November 2025.
- ^ "Sinfonia tramontana [Symphony no. 6]". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "String Quartet no. 3". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ Pekka Nissilä (2008). Tapio Rautavaara: Kulkurin taival – kaikki levytykset 1946–1979 (in French). Warner Music. p. 172.
- ^ Palm, Carl Magnus (28 October 2009). Bright Lights, Dark Shadows: The Real Story of ABBA. Omnibus Press. ISBN 978-0-85712-057-1.
- ^ Tom Alandh; Monica Zetterlund (2013). Hågkomster ur ett dåligt minne (in Swedish). Norstedts. ISBN 9789113058450.
- ^ Feature Films, 1960–1969. McFarland, Incorporated. 2010. p. 336.
- ^ "Veli-Matti Puumala at Fennica Gehrman". Fennica Gehrman. Retrieved 25 July 2012.
- ^ "Sakari Oramo (conductor)". Bach Cantatas. Retrieved 19 November 2025.
- ^ "SAGA BJARKAR". Archived from the original on 4 October 2012. Retrieved 5 March 2014.
- ^ Alver, Brynjulf (18 December 2009). "Arne Bjørndal". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ Halvorsen, Marit (13 February 2009). "Helge Klæstad". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ Laura Williams Macy, ed. (2008). The Grove Book of Opera Singers. p. 236.
- ^ Barry Kernfeld, ed. (1988). The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. Macmillan. p. 350.