2012 in Norwegian music

Seigmen at the Slottsfjell Festival in Tønsberg.

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2012 in Norwegian music .

Events

January

• 25 – Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø (January 25–28). ^[1]
• 27
  • Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 27 – February 4). ^[2]
  • Inga Juuso (vocals) was awarded the Nordlysprisen 2012 at Nordlysfestivalen. ^[3]

February

• 1 – The Polarjazz Festival 2012 started in Longyearbyen (February 1 – 5).^{[ citation needed ]}
• 2 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 2 – 18). ^[4]

March

• 9 – Narvik Winter Festival started (March 9 – 18). ^[5]
• 30 – Vossajazz started in Voss (March 30 – April 2). ^[6]
• 31
  • Sigrid Moldestad was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2012. ^[7]
  • Karl Seglem performs the commissioned work Som Spor at Vossajazz. ^[8]

April

• 25 – SoddJazz 2012 started in Inderøy Municipality, Nord-Trøndelag (April 25–29). ^[9]

May

• 5 – Mathias Eick Quintet was recipient of the BMW Welt Jazz Award 2012. ^[10]
• 23
  • Festspillene i Bergen starts (May 23 – June 6) ^[11]
  • Nattjazz starts in Bergen (May 23 – June 2) ^[12]

June

• 14 – Norwegian Wood 2012 started in Oslo (June 14 – 17).^{[ citation needed ]}
• 21 – Bergenfest 2012 started in Bergen (June 21–24). ^[13]

July

• 4 – Kongsberg Jazzfestival started at Kongsberg (July 4–7). ^[14]
• 7 – Ola Kvernberg was recipient of the Kongsberg Jazz Award or DNB.prisen 2012 at the Kongsberg Jazzfestival. ^[15]
• 16 – Moldejazz started in Molde with Jon Balke as artist in residence (July 16–21). ^[16]
• 17
  • Mopti was awarded the JazzIntro 2012. ^[17]
  • Anja Eline Skybakmoen was awarded the Jazztalent 2012. ^[17]
  • Albatrosh was awarded the JazZtipendiat 2012. ^[17]

August

• 2 – The 25th Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (August 2 – 5). ^[18]
• 13
  • Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo (August 13–18). ^[19]
  • Bugge Wesseltoft was recipient of the Ella-prisen 2012 at the Oslo Jazzfestival. ^[19]

September

• 6 – Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (September 6 – 8). ^[20]

October

• 22 – The Ekkofestival started in Bergen (October 22 – November 3). ^[21]
• 25 – The Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 25 – 27). ^[22]
• 30 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (October 30 – November 4). ^[23]

November

• 14 – The Vardø Blues Festival (Blues i Vintermørket) started (November 14 – 18). ^[24]
• 15 – The 7th Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (November 15 – 18). ^[25]

December

• 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena. ^[26]

Albums released

January

• 27
  • The Well by Tord Gustavsen Quartet (ECM Records). ^[27]
  • Klangkammer 1 by Stian Omenås. ^[28]

February

• 10 – The Death Defying Unicorn by Motorpsycho and Ståle Storløkken (Rune Grammofon). ^[29]

March

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
2	Numb, Number	BOL, with Westerhus / Snah	Gigafon		[30]
16	Wild Dog	Susanna	Rune Grammofon	Produced by Deathprod and Susanna	[31]

April

• 27 – Andrea Kvintett by Andrea Rydin Berge. ^[32]

May

• 8 – Reminder by Pixel (Cuneiform Records). ^[33]
• 11
  • Cabin Music by Ballrogg ^[34]
  • Northern Arc by Northern Arc ^[35]

August

• 27 – Neck of the Woods by Marius Neset and Daniel Herskedal (Edition Records). ^[36]

September

• 7 – Atlantis by Elephant9, with Reine Fiske (Rune Grammofon). ^[37]
• 14 – Möya Og Myten by Eplemøya Songlag (Anja Eline Skybakmoen, Liv Ulvik, Wenche Losnegård) ^[38]

October

• 14 – Her Name and Mine – The Oslo Recordings by Fredrik Mikkelsen and Pernille Koch (Little Blue Records). ^[39]

November

• 9 – Dream Logic by Eivind Aarset (ECM Records). ^[40]
• 16 – Noctilucent by Espen Berg (Atterklang – AKLANG306). ^[41]

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A

• Andrea Kvintett by Andrea Kvintett. ^[42]

B

• Mari Kvien Brunvoll by Mari Kvien Brunvoll. ^[43]

W

• Spinnaker by Winther – Storm. ^[44]

New Artists

• LidoLido received the Spellemannprisen award, as 'Best newcomer of the year 2012', for the album Pretty Girls & Grey Sweaters and was with that also recipient of the Gramo grant. ^[45]
• Mopti was awarded the 2012 'JazzIntro' by the Norwegian Jazz Associations at the Moldejazz, July 17, 2012. ^[46]

Deaths

January

• 4 – Totti Bergh, jazz saxophonist (born 1935). ^[47]
• 31 – Anders Eikås, rock drummer, Honningbarna (car accident) (born 1992). ^[48]

February

• 13 – Nils Grinde, classical organist, musicologist, and theatre historian (born 1927) ^[49]
• 22 – Eivin One Pedersen, jazz accordionist and pianist (born 1956). ^[50]

March

• 15 – Edvard Hagerup Bull, contemporary classical composer (born 1922). ^[51]

April

• 30 – Finn Benestad, musicologist (born 1929) ^[52]

May

• 13 – Trond Bråthen alias "Trondr Nefas", black metal singer and guitarist, Urgehal (born 1977). ^[53]

June

• 26 – Harry W. Kvebæk, classical trumpeter and academic (born 1925). ^[54]

November

• 3
  • Anne-Lise Berntsen, operatic soprano singer (born 1943). ^[55]
  • Odd Børretzen, author and folk singer, pneumonia (born 1926). ^[56]
• 15 – Frode Thingnæs, jazz trombonist and bandleader, complications from a heart attack (born 1940). ^[57]
• 26 – Per Tveit, classical pianist and composer (born 1951) ^[58]

See also

• 2012 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2012

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