The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 2013.
Events
18 February – Norway's Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra appoints Edward Gardner as its next principal conductor, with effect from the 2015–2016 season. 18 March – Sweden's Helsingborg Symphony Orchestra appoints Stefan Solyom as its next chief conductor, with effect from the 2014–2015 season.
New works Hans Abrahamsen – Let me tell you (soprano and orchestra) Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen – Together or Not Aulis Sallinen – Baumgesang mit Epilog for Cello & Piano
Film and television music Anna Jarvinen, Darya Pakarinen, Love Antell, Markus Fagervall, Mirella Hautala, Manskensorkestern, Hannu Kiviaho, Heikki Kiviaho, Harri Manty, Jukka Takalo – Finnish Blood Swedish Heart Atli Örvarsson – Hansel & Gretel: Witch Hunters Daniel Schweiger, Interview with Atli Örvarsson , Film Music Magazine, January 7, 2013
Albums released
January DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.1 Mors Principium Est ...And Death Said Live AFM Records 25 Convulse Inner Evil Cult of Luna Vertikal Koldbrann Vertigo Jørn Lande Symphonic (compilation) Stratovarius Unbreakable EP
February
March DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.1 Honningbarna Verden Er Enkel Virgin 12 Tine Thing Helseth Tine Warner Classics
April DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.4 Atomic There's A Hole In The Mountain Losen Records 12 Ketil Bjørnstad La Notte ECM Records Produced by Manfred Eicher Motorpsycho and Reine Fiske Still Life with Eggplant Rune Grammofon Produced by Bent Sæther Gjermund Titlestad Map Of The World – Music For Guitar Ponca Jazz Records
May DayArtistAlbumLabelNotesRef. 10 Arckanum Fenris Kindir Season of Mist 13 Basshunter Calling Time Gallo Record Company 17Blood Red Throne Blood Red ThroneSevared Records GothministerUtopiaAFM Records
June DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.14 Terje Rypdal with The Hilliard Ensemble Melodic Warrior ECM Produced by Manfred Eicher25 Lage Lund, Orlando le Fleming, Will Vinson OWL Trio Losen
July DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.27 Mercenary Through Our Darkest Days NoiseArt Records Only album to feature Peter Mathiesen as drummer
August
September DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.6 Frida Ånnevik Ville Ord Grappa Recipient of the Spellemannprisen lyricist award9 Duplex Duolia NorCD Duplex Sketches of ... NorCD 11 Mopti Logic Ocean Sound Recordings 20 Andrea Kvintett Russian Dream NorCD The Forester Susanna and Ensemble neoN SusannaSonata Produced by Deathprod and Susanna
October DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.1 Arve Henriksen Places of Worship Rune Grammofon 8 Pixel We Are All Small Pixels Cuneiform Records 18 Karl Seglem NyeSongar.no NorCD 25 Geir Lysne New Circle ACT Music
November DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.29 Daniel Herskedal Dagane NorCD
December DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.18 Arvingarna Änglar och en massa kärlek Sony Music 2014 Guldklaven Award winner Skálmöld and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra Skálmöld & Sinfóníuhljómsveit Íslands (CD/DVD) Sena Live album
Deaths 14 January – Morten Mølster, Norwegian rock guitarist, age unknown 25 January – Aase Nordmo Løvberg, Norwegian opera singer, 89 16 February – Eric Ericson, Swedish conductor, 94 17 April – Yngve Moe, Norwegian jazz and rock bass guitarist, 55 (drowning) 20 May – Anders Eliasson, Swedish composer, 66 26 June – Henrik Otto Donner, Finnish composer and music industry executive, 73Henrik Otto Donner on kuollut 2 July – Bengt Hallberg, jazz pianist, arranger and composer, 80 (born 1932) 6 December – Tom Krause, Finnish opera singer, 79 (born 1934) 21 December – Lars Edlund, Swedish organist and composer, 91Tonsättaren Lars Edlund har avlidit
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