Jörgen Dafgård

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Jörgen Dafgård
Born (1964-11-27) 27 November 1964 (age 59) [1]
Gothenburg, Sweden [1]
OccupationComposer
Known forMasterprize International Composing Competition [2]
Notable workVeils for orchestra
Website http://www.jorgendafgard.com/

Jörgen Dafgård (born 27 November 1964 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish composer. He gained international repute in connection with the 2003 Masterprize competition, in which his orchestral work Veils reached the top ten. [2] [3] His compositions have been broadcast on NPR and Classic FM (UK) as well as Scandinavian radio stations such as NRK and Sveriges Radio P2. [4] [5] Dafgård studied composition with Anders Nilsson and Johan Hammerth and later at the Malmö Music Academy with Hans Gefors, Javier Alvarez, Hans Abrahamsen and Kent Olofsson. [2]

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