1958 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1958 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 12 March – The 3rd Eurovision Song Contest is held in the Netherlands, and for the first time two Scandinavian countries are represented. Sweden, represented by Alice Babs, finishes in 4th place, and Denmark's Raquel Rastenni is 8th. ^[1]
• May – The 6th Bergen International Festival is held in Bergen, Norway. ^[2]

New works

• Lars-Erik Larsson – Concertino for trumpet and string orchestra ^[3]
• Per Nørgård – Constellations, for strings^{[ citation needed ]}
• Gösta Nystroem – Herr Arnes Penningar (opera) ^[4]
• Allan Pettersson – Concerto for Strings No. 3 ^[5]

Popular music

• Erik Leth & Sven Gyldmark – "Er du dus med himlens fugle" ^[6]
• Vidar Sandbeck – "Pengegaloppen" ^[7]

New recordings

• Monica Zetterlund – Swedish Sensation ^[8]

Film music

• Sven Gyldmark – Styrmand Karlsen ^[9]
• Sven Rüno – Åsa-Nisse i kronans kläder ^[10]

Musical films

• Musik ombord , starring Alice Babs ^[11]

Births

• 25 February – Eva Johansson, Danish operatic soprano ^[12]
• 30 May – Marie Fredriksson, Swedish singer (died 2019) ^[13]
• 30 June
  • Kalevi Kiviniemi, Finnish organist (died 2024) ^[14]
  • Esa-Pekka Salonen, Finnish conductor and composer ^[15]
• 18 July – Bent Sørensen, Danish composer ^[16]
• 27 July – Kimmo Hakola, Finnish composer ^[17]

Deaths

• 18 January – Maja Flagstad, Norwegian pianist, choral conductor, and répétiteur (born 1871) ^[18]
• 23 June – Armas Järnefelt, Finnish-Swedish conductor and composer (born 1869) ^[19]
• 28 September – Aarre Merikanto, Finnish composer (born 1893) ^[20]
• 20 November – Arne Svendsen, Norwegian songwriter, folk poet and revue writer (born 1884) ^[21]

See also

• 1958 in Denmark
• 1958 in Iceland
• 1958 in Norwegian music
• 1958 in Sweden

References

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2. "Festspillhistorier". Bergen International Festival. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
3. "Concertino för trumpet och stråkorkester". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
4. "Herr Arnes Penningar". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
5. "Styrelsen". Archived from the original on 8 September 2008.
6. Bogmarkedet. Den danske forlæggerforening og Den danske boghandlerforening. 1997. p. 14.
7. Hvem er hvem? (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. 1994. p. 472.
8. Jazz Discography. Cassell. 1960. p. 269.
9. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. Library of Congress. Copyright Office. 1960. p.  416 . Retrieved 19 February 2018.
10. Alfred Krawc (1986). International Directory of Cinematographers, Set- and Costume Designers in Film: Denmark, Finland, Norway, Sweden (from the beginnings to 1984). Saur. p. 473.
11. Jürgen Wölfer; Roland Löper (2003). Das grosse Lexikon der Filmkomponisten: die Magier der cineastischen Akustik, von Ennio Morricone bis Hans Zimmer (in German). Schwarzkopf & Schwarzkopf. p. 218. ISBN   9783896022967.
12. Sten Høgel. "Eva Johansson". Dansk Kvindebiografisk Leksikon (in Danish). Retrieved 20 October 2025.
13. Edwards, Gavin; Magra, Iliana (10 December 2019). "Roxette Singer Marie Fredriksson Is Dead at 61". The New York Times . Archived from the original on 15 December 2019. Retrieved 3 January 2020.
14. "Kalevi Kiviniemi". Classical Music Daily. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
15. L. C. Harnsberger (2005). Essential Dictionary of Music: The Most Practical and Useful Music Dictionary for Students and Professionals. Alfred Music. p. 246.
16. "Sørensen, Bent". Musical Denmark (28). Danish Cultural Institute: 42–46. 1990.
17. "Hakola, Kimmo". Fennica Gehrman. 27 July 1958. Retrieved 22 October 2025.
18. Svendsen, Trond Olav (26 February 2009). "Kirsten Flagstad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 28 April 2017.
19. "Armas Järnefelt (1869−1958)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 20 October 2025.
20. Salmenhaara, Erkki. "Merikanto, Aarre (1893-1958)". Kansallisbiografia (in Finnish). Retrieved 27 September 2016.
21. Godal, Anne Marit, ed. (9 April 2015). "Arne Svendsen". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 30 March 2017.