The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2013 in Norwegian music.
Events
January 23 Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø (January 23–27). 25 Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 25 – February 2). Nils Anders Mortensen (piano) was awarded the Nordlysprisen 2013 at Nordlysfestivalen. 31 The Polarjazz Festival 2013 started in Longyearbyen (January 31 – February 7). 31 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (January 31 – February 16).
February
March 8 – Narvik Winter Festival started (March 8–17). 22 – Vossajazz started in Voss Municipality (March 22–24). 23 Tore Brunborg was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2013 as well as the Buddyprisen 2012 at Vossajazz. Stian Carstensen performed the commissioned work Flipp for Vossajazz 2013. 27 – Inferno Metal Festival 2014 started in Oslo (March 27–30).
April 24 – SoddJazz 2013 started in Inderøy Municipality, Nord-Trøndelag (April 24–28).
May 22 Festspillene i Bergen starts (May 22 – June 5) 22 Nattjazz starts in Bergen (May 23 – June 1)
June 12 – Bergenfest 2013 started in Bergen (June 12–15). 13 – Norwegian Wood 2013 started in Oslo (June 13–16).
July 3 – Kongsberg Jazzfestival started (July 3 – 6). 7 – Lofoten Piano Festival started in Lofoten (July 7–12). 15 Moldejazz starts in Molde with Jason Moran as artist in residence (July 15–20).
August 1 – The 26th Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (August 1 – 4). 12 – Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo (August 12–17). 13 – Erlend Skomsvoll was recipient of the Ella-prisen 2013 at the Oslo Jazzfestival.
September 5 – Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival 2014 starts in Oslo (September 5–14). 6 – Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (September 6–8).
October 24 – The 12th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 24–26). 25 – The 10th Ekkofestival started in Bergen (October 25 – November 3). 29 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (October 29 – November 3).
November 13 – The Vardø Blues Festival (Blues i Vintermørket) started (November 13 – 17). 21 – The 8th Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (November 21 – 24).
December 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.
Albums released
January
February
March DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.1 Verden Er Enkel Honningbarna Virgin
April DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.4 There's A Hole In The Mountain Atomic Losen Records 12 La Notte Ketil Bjørnstad ECM Records Produced by Manfred Eicher Still Life with Eggplant Motorpsycho and Reine Fiske Rune Grammofon Produced by Bent Sæther Map Of The World – Music For Guitar Gjermund Titlestad Ponca Jazz Records
May
June DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.14 Melodic Warrior Terje Rypdal with The Hilliard Ensemble ECM Produced by Manfred Eicher25 OWL Trio Lage Lund, Orlando le Fleming, Will Vinson Losen
July
August
September DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.6 Ville Ord Frida Ånnevik Grappa Recipient of the Spellemannprisen lyricist award9 Duolia Duplex NorCD Sketches of ... Duplex NorCD 11 Logic Mopti Ocean Sound Recordings 20 Russian Dream Andrea Kvintett NorCD The Forester Susanna and Ensemble neoN SusannaSonata Produced by Deathprod and Susanna
October DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.1 Places of Worship Arve Henriksen Rune Grammofon 8 We Are All Small Pixels Pixel Cuneiform Records 18 NyeSongar.no Karl Seglem NorCD 25 New Circle Geir Lysne ACT Music
November DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.29 Dagane Daniel Herskedal NorCD
December
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New Artists Monica Heldal received the Spellemannprisen award, as 'Best newcomer of the year 2013', for the album Boy From The North and was with that also recipient of the Gramo grant.
Deaths
January 14 – Morten Mølster, rock guitarist, The September When (born 1962). 25 – Aase Nordmo Løvberg, opera singer (born 1923).
February 1 – Dag Schjelderup-Ebbe, musicologist, contemporary classical composer, music critic and biographer (born 1926). 5 – Egil Hovland, contemporary classical composer (born 1924). 8 – Knut Nesbø, rock and folk guitarist, Di Derre (born 1961).
March 18 – Eivind Rølles, guitarist and pop singer, The Monroes, cancer (born 1959).
April 17 – Yngve Moe, jazz and rock bass guitarist, Dance with a Stranger, fell in coma, after drowning in Tenerife, Spain (born 1957).
May 19 – Anders Vangen, operatic singer (born 1960).
July 1 – Rolf Graf, jazz-rock bass guitarist, Lava, cancer (born 1960). 29 – Ole Henrik Moe, classical pianist, art historian and critic (born 1920).
August 18 – Rolv Wesenlund, comedian, singer, jazz clarinetist and saxophonist, writer, and actor (born 1936). 29 – Kjell Lund, architect, songwriter and singer (born 1927).
September 17 – Alex Naumik, Lithuanian-born artist, songwriter and record producer (born 1949). 24 – Sverre Bruland, classical conductor and trumpeter (born 1923). 26 – Arnstein Johansen, accordionist (born 1925).
October 2 – Kaare Ørnung, classical pianist, entertainer and music teacher (born 1931). 19 – Lage Fosheim, pop singer, The Monroes, cancer (born 1958).
See also 2013 in Norway Music of Norway Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2013
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