2011 in Scandinavian music
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2011.
Events
- 26 January – Norway's inaugural Bodø Jazz Open opens in Bodø, running until 29 January.
- 28 January – Marit Sandvik receives the Nordlysprisen award, given to a contributor to the music of Northern Norway.
- 28 February – Swedish duo Roxette launches its 55-date "Charm School World Tour", part of "The Neverending World Tour" in Kazan, Russia, in front of 8,000 people.
- 6 April – It is reported that keyboardist Per Wiberg has left the band Opeth.
- 16 April – During Norway's Vossajazz festival:
- * Mari Kvien Brunvoll receives the Vossajazzprisen for 2011.
- * Mathias Eick performs the commissioned work Voss.
- 9 June – Rockland the Opera, an opera by Finland's Jukka Linkola, is premièred at the Nivala Ice Arena.
- 17 June
- *The 28th Stockholm Jazz Festival opens in Stockholm, Sweden, lasting until 19 June
- *Finnish singer Tarja Turunen performs with tenor José Cura at the Savonlinna Opera Festival.
- 22 July – The far-right terrorist attacks on civilians and government offices in Norway lead to the renewed popularity of Ole Paus's 1994 song, "Mitt lille land".
- 15 October – Olli Kortekangas's one-act opera Yhden yön juttu, commissioned by the Sibelius Academy, is premièred at the Helsinki Music Centre
- 1 November – Norwegian TV station NRK broadcasts a 30-minute film in which musician Jørn Stubberud undergoes an exorcism by US televangelist Bob Larson.
- December – Blood Red Throne take on Yngve "Bolt" Christiansen as their new vocalist, replacing Osvald "Vald" Egeland.
New works
- Kalevi Aho – Trumpet Concerto
- Per Nørgård – Symphony No. 8
- Đuro Živković – ''On the Guarding of the Heart''
Albums released
August
Deaths
- 1 January – Flemming Jørgensen, Danish singer and actor, 63
- 17 January – Sjonni Brink, Icelandic singer-songwriter, 36
- 3 February – Eline Nygaard Riisnæs, Norwegian classical pianist and musicologist.
- 6 February – Per Grundén, Swedish tenor, 88
- 24 February – Jens Winther, Danish jazz trumpeter, 50
- 2 March – Erling Kroner, Danish jazz trombonist, composer and bandleader
- 10 April – Børt-Erik Thoresen, television host and folk singer, 78
- 22 April – Eyvind Solås, classical pianist, composer, actor, and TV host, 73
- 24 April – Dag Stokke, Norwegian keyboardist TNT, church organist and mastering engineer, 44
- 31 May – Sølvi Wang, Norwegian pop and folk singer and actress, 81
- 4 June – Andreas P. Nielsen, Danish singer and composer, 58
- 18 June – Gustaf Kjellvander, Swedish singer-songwriter, 31
- 24 July – Harald Johnsen, Norwegian bassist, 71
- 13 August
- *Topi Sorsakoski, Finnish singer, 58
- * Ellen Winther, Danish opera singer and actress, 78
- 4 September – Hilde Heltberg, Norwegian pop and folk singer songwriter, 51.
- 8 October – Ingvar Wixell, Swedish operatic baritone, 80
- 11 October – Kim Brown, British-born Finnish rock musician, 66
- 19 October – Lars Sjösten, Swedish jazz pianist and composer
- 2 November
- *Arne "Papa" Bue Jensen, Danish trombonist and bandleader, 81
- *Sickan Carlsson, Swedish actress and singer, 96