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The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 2014.
Events
[edit]January
[edit]- 16 January
- The Ice Music Festival opens in Geilo, Norway, lasting until 19 January.[1]
- Swedish band In Mourning announce that drummer Christian Netzell has left the band.[2]
- 22 January – The Bodø Jazz Open opens in Bodø, Norway, lasting until 26 January.[3]
- 24 January
- The Nordlysfestivalen opens in Tromsø, Norway, running until 2 February.[4]
- Anne-Lise Sollied Allemano (soprano) is awarded the Nordlysprisen at Nordlysfestivalen.[5]
- 30 January – Kristiansund Opera Festival opens, running until 15 February.[6]
February
[edit]- 5 February – The Polarjazz Festival opens in Longyearbyen, Norway, running until 9 February.[7]
- 21 February – Per ‘Sodomizer’ Eriksson leaves Katatonia, to be temporarily replaced by Bruce Soord (The Pineapple Thief, Wisdom of Crowds) and Tomas Åkvik (Nale).[8]
- 28 February – Swedish DJ Avicii's single Wake Me Up becomes the first song in history to surpass 200 million listeners on Spotify, making it the platform's most-streamed track at the time. The song will remain the most-played track on the platform for 506 days until overtaken in May 2015.[9]
March
[edit]- 14 March – The Narvik Winter Festival opens in Norway (March 14 – 23).[10]
April
[edit]- 2 April – In Mourning announce that Mattias Bender will be their new drummer.[11]
- 3 April – The two-day Tape to Zero event starts at Victoria, National jazz scene in Oslo.[12]
- 11 April – Vossajazz opens at Vossavangen, Norway, running until 13 April.[13]
- 12 April
- Sigbjørn Apeland is awarded the Vossajazzprisen 2014.[14]
- Mats Eilertsen performs the commissioned work Rubicon for Vossajazz 2014.[15]
- 16 April – Inferno Metal Festival 2014 opens in Oslo (April 16–19).[16]
- 17 April – Daniel Liljekvist leaves Katatonia, and is temporarily replaced by JP Asplund and Daniel Moilanen (ex-Engel) in succession.[17]
- 23 April – SoddJazz opens in Inderøy Municipality, Nord-Trøndelag, Norway, running until 27 April.[18]
May
[edit]- 10 May – The final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2014 takes place in Copenhagen, Denmark, presented by Danish television presenter Lise Rønne, musician Nikolaj Koppel and actor Pilou Asbæk.[19] The best-performing of the Scandinavian countries is Sweden, who finish in third place with "Undo" performed by Sanna Nielsen.[20]
- 21 May – The Festspillene i Bergen opens in Norway (May 21 – June 4).[21]
June
[edit]- 11 June – Bergenfest opens in Bergen, Norway, lasting until 15 June.[22]
- 21 June – Festspillene i Nord-Norge opens in Harstad, Norway, lasting until 28 June.[23]
July
[edit]- 2 July – The Kongsberg Jazzfestival opens at Kongsberg, Norway, running until 5 July.[24]
- 5 July – Mathias Eick receives the Kongsberg Jazz Award or DNB.prisen 2014 at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival.[25]
- 10 July – The Stavernfestivalen opens in Stavern, Norway, lasting until 12 July.[26]
- 14 July – Moldejazz opens in Molde, Norway, with Sidsel Endresen as artist in residence (July 14–19).[27]
- 15 July – Norwegian trio Monkey Plot win the JazzIntro 2014 award.[28]
August
[edit]- 11 August – The Oslo Jazzfestival opens in Norway, running until 16 August.[29]
- 12 August – Odd André Elveland receives the Ella-prisen 2014 at the Oslo Jazzfestival.[30]
- 31 August – The Danish National Symphony Orchestra announces the appointment of Fabio Luisi as its next principal conductor on a 3-year contract from 2017.[31]
September
[edit]- 1 September – The Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra announces the appointment of Susanna Mälkki as its next chief conductor on a 3-year contract from autumn 2016.[32]
- 4 September – The Punktfestivalen opens in Kristiansand, Norway, running until 6 September.[33]
- 10 September – The Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival 2014 starts in Oslo, Norway, running until 20 September.[34]
- 17 September – Nordic Music Days 2014 begins in Oslo, Norway, running until 20 September; it is hosted by the Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival for the Norwegian Society of Composers.[35]
October
[edit]- 17 October – The Ekkofestival opens in Bergen, Norway, running until 25 October.[36]
- 20 October – The Asker Jazz Festival opens in Asker Municipality, Norway, running until 26 October.[37]
- 23 October – The Insomnia Festival opens in Tromsø, Norway, running until 26 October.[38]
November
[edit]- 12 November – The Vardø Blues Festival (Blues i Vintermørket) opens in Norway, running until 15 November.[39]
- 13 November – The 9th Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival opens in Tromsø, Norway, running until 15 November.[40]
December
[edit]- 11 December – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert is held at Telenor Arena in Oslo, Norway.[41]
New works
[edit]Albums released
[edit]January
[edit]| Day | Artist | Album | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Jan Gunnar Hoff | Fly North | Losen Records | [43] | |
| 10 | Arve Henriksen | Chron | Rune Grammofon | ||
| 17 | Tord Gustavsen Quartet | Extended Circle | ECM Records | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [44] |
| 20 | The Haunted | Eye of the Storm | EP | [45] | |
| 21 | Persuader | The Fiction Maze | Inner Wound Recordings | EP | [46] |
| 27 | Kampfar | Djevelmakt | Indie Recordings | ||
| Sister | Disguised Vultures | Metal Blade | [49] | ||
| 31 | Grand Magus | Triumph and Power | Nuclear Blast | [50] | |
February
[edit]| Day | Artist | Album | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Espen Berg | Acres Of Blue | Atterklang | - |
March
[edit]| Day | Artist | Album | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | Wolves Like Us | Black Soul Choir | Prosthetic Records | [51] | |
| 7 | Motorpsycho with Reine Fiske | Behind The Sun | Rune Grammofon | [52] | |
| 11 | Nocturnal Breed | Napalm Nights | Agonia Records | First album for 7 years | [53] |
| 21 | Avicii | True: Avicii By Avicii | Rune Grammofon | Remix | [54] |
| 28 | Stian Westerhus & Pale Horses | Maelstrom | Rune Grammofon | ||
| Paul Bley | Play Blue (Oslo Concert) | ECM Records | Produced by Manfred Eicher | ||
April
[edit]| Day | Artist | Album | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 7 | Baker Hansen | Chet På Norsk / Ei Som Deg | NorCD | ||
| 11 | Hedvig Mollestad Trio | Enfant Terrible | Rune Grammofon | [55] | |
| 25 | Marius Neset | Lion | ACT Music | [56] | |
May
[edit]| Day | Artist | Album | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 16 | Jacob Young | Forever Young | ECM Records | Produced by Manfred Eicher | |
June
[edit]| Day | Artist | Album | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 30 | Sanna Nielsen | 7 | Parlophone, Warner Music Group | [57] | |
July
[edit]| Day | Artist | Album | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sonic Syndicate | Sonic Syndicate | [58] | ||
| 25 | Crystal Eyes | Killer | Massacre Records | [59] | |
August
[edit]| Day | Artist | Album | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22 | The Nature of Connections | Arve Henriksen | Rune Grammofon | [60] | |
September
[edit]| Day | Artist | Album | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 19 | Karl Seglem | Som Spor | NorCD | ||
October
[edit]| Day | Artist | Album | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Eple Trio | Universal Cycle | Shipwreckords | ||
| 14 | Scar Symmetry | The Singularity (Phase I – Neohumanity) | [61] | ||
| 17 | Bjørn Alterhaug Quintet | Innocent Play | Ponca Jazz Records | [62] | |
| In the Country & Frida Ånnevik | Skogenes Sang | Grappa Music | [63] | ||
| 24 | Lumen Drones (Nils Økland, Per Steinar Lie, Ørjan Haaland) | Lumen Drones | ECM | ||
| Liv Kristine | Vervain | Napalm Records | [64] | ||
| Ketil Bjørnstad | A Passion For John Donne | ECM Records | |||
| Terje Isungset & Arve Henriksen | World Of Glass | All Ice Records | [65] | ||
November
[edit]| Day | Artist | Album | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Gisle Torvik and Hardanger Big Band | Kryssande | NorCD | [66] | |
| 6 | Larz-Kristerz | 40 mil från Stureplan | Sony Music | [67] | |
| 10 | Christer Fredriksen | Trademark | Losen Records | [68] | |
| 7 | Sidsel Endresen & Stian Westerhus | Bonita | Rune Grammofon | [69] | |
| Albatrosh | Night Owl | Rune Grammofon | [70] | ||
| 28 | Kristoffer Eikrem & Kjetil Jerve | Feeling // Emotion | NorCD | ||
December
[edit]| Day | Artist | Album | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | Mors Principium Est | Dawn of the 5th Era | AFM Records | [71] | |
| 8 | Taake | Stridens hus | Dark Essence Records | All tracks by Hoest | [72] |
| 25 | The Project Hate MCMXCIX | There Is No Earth I Will Leave Unscorched | [73] | ||
Deaths
[edit]- 24 July – Christian Falk (52), Swedish record producer and musician[74]
- 15 August – Svein Nymo (61), Norwegian violinist and composer[75]
- 19 August – Kåre Kolberg (78), Norwegian composer.[76]
- 29 August – Jan Groth (68), Norwegian vocalist (cancer)[77]
- 10 October – Olav Dale (55), Norwegian jazz saxophonist, composer and orchestra leader[78]
- 11 October – Mats Rondin (54), Swedish cellist and composer (heart attack)[79]
- 8 December – Knut Nystedt (99), Norwegian composer.[75]
- 12 December – John Persen (73), Norwegian composer.[80]
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