2017 in Danish music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2017 in Danish music .

Events

January

• 5 – Royal Danish Opera announces that its artistic director, Sven Müller, will leave his position in 2017, three years ahead of schedule. ^[1] Müller is believed to have resigned because of financial cuts. ^[2]

February

• 25 – At the 47th edition of the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix, "Where I Am", performed by Anja Nissen, is selected as Denmark's entry for the Eurovision Song Contest. ^[3]

March

• 28 – Under its new conductor Fabio Luisi, the Danish National Symphony Orchestra begins a tour of the United States. ^[4]
• 31 – The live final of X Factor (Denmark) is won by Morten Nørgaard.

May

• 13 – In the final of the Eurovision Song Contest 2017, Denmark finish in 20th place.
• 31 – The 19th Distortion festival started in Copenhagen (May 31 - June 4). ^[5]

June

• 17 – The 8th NorthSide Festival opened in Aarhus (June 17–19). ^[6]
• 22 – The 8th Copenhell festival started in Copenhagen (June 22–24). ^[7]
• 24
  • The 3rd Tinderbox Festival started in Odense (June 24–27). ^[8]
  • The 47th Roskilde Festival opened (June 24 - July 1). ^[9]
• 28 – The 33rd Nibe Festival started in Nordjylland (June 28 - July 1). ^[10]

July

• 7 – The 38th Copenhagen Jazz Festival start in Copenhagen (July 7 – 16). ^[11]
• 13 – G! Festival opened in Göta, Eysturoy, Faroe Islands (July 13–15). ^[12]
• 14 – The 29th Aarhus Jazz Festival started (July 14–22). ^[13]

August

• 2 – The Strøm Fesatival started in Copenhagen (August 2–5). ^[14]

September

• 6 – The Copenhagen World Music Festival started (September 6–10). ^[15]

Album releases

January

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
27	Godspeed	Morten Schantz	Edition Records	Produced by Morten Schantz with Kristian Thomsen	[16]

May

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
19	Can't Steal the Music	Aura Dione	Island, Universal, Koolmusic		[17]

November

Day	Album	Artist	Label	Notes	Ref.
24	Vista	August Rosenbaum	Tambourhinoceros		[18]

Deaths

February

• 7 – Svend Asmussen, jazz violinist, known as "The Fiddling Viking" (born 1916). ^[19]
• 20 – Nicolai Munch-Hansen, Danish bassist and composer (born 1977).

March

• 27 – Peter Bastian, bassoonist (born 1943). ^[20]

May

• 4 - Katy Bødtger, singer (born 1932). ^[21]

June

• 8 - Ivan Horn, rock guitarist (born 1949). ^[22]

See also

• Music of Denmark
• Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 2017

References

1. "Det Kongelige Teaters operachef stopper før tid". DR (Danish Radio). 2017-01-05. Retrieved 2017-01-10.
2. "Danish Opera Artistic Director Resigns Due to Musician Cuts". Operaworld.com. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 14 June 2017.
3. Granger, Anthony (25 February 2017). "DENMARK: SELECTS ANJA NISSEN FOR THE EUROVISION SONG CONTEST 2017". eurovoix.com. Eurovoix.
4. Michael James Rocha (21 March 2017). "Conductor Fabio Luisi brings Danish National Symphony Orchestra to U.S." San Diego Union Tribune. Retrieved 23 May 2017.
5. "Distortion". VisitDenmark.com. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
6. "NorthSide Festival (Denmark) 2017". consequence.net. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
7. "Copenhell 2017". Copenhell. Archived from the original on 2017-07-19. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
8. "Tinderbox". Tinderbox.dk. Retrieved 2017-01-22.
9. "Roskilde Festival 2017". Roskilde Festival . Retrieved 2017-01-20.
10. "Nibe Festival 2017". TV2Nord . Retrieved 2017-01-20.
11. "Copenhagen Jazz Festival July 7-16, 2017". Copenhagen Jazz Festival . Retrieved 2017-01-12.
12. "G! Festival 2017". FesTicket.com. Retrieved 2018-03-04.
13. "Program 2017 Aarhus Jazz Festival". Jazzfest.dk. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
14. "Strøm Fesatival 2-5 Aug 2017". Stromcph.dk. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
15. "The Copenhagen World Music Fesatival". CphWorld.dk. Retrieved 2017-10-22.
16. "Morten Schantz - Godspeed - 27.01.17". Edition Records . Retrieved 2017-01-05.
17. "Aura* - Can't Steal the Music". Discogs.com . Retrieved 2017-10-22.
18. Hannah, Andrew. "Danish composer August Rosenbaum unveils the stunning visuals for sweeping new track "Nebula"". thelineofbestfit. Retrieved 2017-10-08.
19. Bergløv, Emil (2017-02-07). "Den verdensberømte violinist Svend Asmussen er død". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 2017-02-13.
20. Bergløv, Emil (2017-02-07). "Den verdensberømte violinist Svend Asmussen er død". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 2017-02-13.
21. Thygesen, Peter (2017-05-04). "Hitmageren fra Giro 413 er død". Politiken (in Danish). Retrieved 2017-02-13.
22. Treo, Thomas (2017-06-09). "Dansk rockstjerne er død". Ekstrabladet (in Danish). Retrieved 2017-10-30.