2009 in Nordic music

none January 2025 2009 2009 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 2009. Events 13 January – Swedish band Lord Belial cancel all planned activities after their drummer, Micke Backelin, develops a hearing problem.http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=41414 Lord Belial Calls It Quits www.metalunderground.com 13 January 2009 18 May 2024 17 January – Copenhagen's new concert hall, Koncerthuset, is officially opened by Queen Margrethe II of Denmark.https://www.wb-sg.com/projects/danishradio/ Danish radio wb-sg.com 6 December 2023 23 January – Mezzo-soprano Marianne Beate Kielland is awarded the Nordlysprisen 2009 at Nordlysfestivalen.http://www.lofotposten.no/kultur/fikk-arets-nordlyspris/s/1-71-4079371 Fikk årets Nordlyspris Norwegian Lofotposten 2016-02-22 31 January – Niels Brinck wins the Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009, with "Believe Again", written by Lars Halvor Jensen, Martin Michael Larsson and Ronan Keating. A new voting format is used for the competition.https://eurovisionary.com/eurovision-news/new-voting-format-dansk-melodi-grand-prix-2009 New voting format in Dansk Melodi Grand Prix 2009 EuroVisionary 12 January 2009 Charlotte Jensen 6 January 2025 1 February – Lead vocalist Petri Lindroos leaves Finnish band Norther, to be replaced by Aleksi Sihvonen.NORTHER Announces New Singer https://blabbermouth.net/news/norther-announces-new-singer Blabbermouth 14 April 2009 8 January 2025 5 February – Swedish band Steel Attack announce that guitarist Simon Johansson is leaving.https://ultimatemetal.com/threads/steel-attack-part-ways-with-guitarist-simon-johansson-introduce-replacement.466658/ STEEL ATTACK Part Ways With Guitarist Simon Johansson; Introduce Replacement 5 February 2009 Ultimate Metal 11 January 2025 8 February – At the 51st Annual Grammy Awards, the award for Best Instrumental Soloist(s) Performance (With Orchestra) goes to Hilary Hahn with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen.https://exchange.prx.org/pieces/2810?m=false Hilary Hahn: the 2009 Grammy winner in her own words ... David Schulman PRX 11 January 2025 23 February – Iceland's Ólafur Arnalds and the Faroes' Janus Rasmussen announce the recording debut of their new duo, Kiasmos.https://www.europavox.com/bands/kiasmos/ Kiasmos Europavox 11 January 2025 March – Norwegian musician Varg Vikernes is released from prison on parole after 16 years served for the murder of another musician, Øystein Aarseth (aka Euronymous).Varg Vikernes ute på prøve http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=557287 Verdens Gang Oslo, Norway NTB 10 March 2009 6 January 2025 no https://web.archive.org/web/20090312054544/http://www.vg.no/nyheter/innenriks/artikkel.php?artid=557287 live 12 March 2009 30 March – Vocalist Roland Johansson announces he is leaving Swedish band Sonic Syndicate. He is later replaced by Nathan James Biggs.http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125754 Sonic Syndicate- New vocalist announced Roadrunnerrecords.com 25 August 2011 15 May – Hrafna Hanna Elísa Herbertsdóttir wins the fourth series of Idol stjörnuleit, Iceland's version of Pop Idols.http://birds.is/adalvefur/?id=13316 15.05.2009 - HRAFNA HANNA IDOL STJARNA ÍSLANDS 2009 Djúpivogur 23 February 2025 16 May – Belarus-born Alexander Rybak wins the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 in Moscow for Norway with the song "Fairytale".Евровидение-2020: лучшие выступления Норвегии на конкурсе https://eurovision.stb.ua/ru/2020/05/18/evrovidenie-2020-luchshie-vystupleniya-norvegii-na-konkurse/ STB.ua 22 May 2020 12 June 2020 https://web.archive.org/web/20200612083425/https://eurovision.stb.ua/ru/2020/05/18/evrovidenie-2020-luchshie-vystupleniya-norvegii-na-konkurse/ live 10 June – The complete version of Frederik Magle's Cantabile is premièred at the Koncerthuset, Copenhagen, at a concert to celebrate the 75th birthday of Henrik, Prince Consort of Denmark, on whose poems the work was based.HKH Prinsgemalens 75-års Galla http://www.dr.dk/Koncerthuset/Kalender/2009/juni/20090403115551.htm DR - Danish Broadcasting Corporation 2011-10-11 Danish 18 June – The Norwegian Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra, Nordnorsk Opera og Symfoniorkester, is founded in Tromsø.http://www.skift.no/stilling/23837/operasjef%2C-_-nordnorsk-opera-og-symfoniorkester-as----arctic-philharmonic_nordnorsk-opera-og-symfoniorkester-as----arctic-philharmonic_19558_nordnorsk-opera-og-symfoniorkester-as----arctic-philharmonic_tromsoe Nordnorsk Opera og Symfoniorkester no Skift.no 2016-02-22 25 July – Masterplan announce that Norwegian vocalist Jørn Lande has returned to the band.http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=118531 Jørn Lande Returns Roadrunnerrecords.com 29 October 2011 dead https://archive.today/20120909072914/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=118531 9 September 2012 2 November – Hymn to Life – Entr'acte, the autobiography of former Stratovarius member Timo Tolkki, is published through Goldenworks Ltd./Blacksmith Ltd.http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125759 Former Stratovarius leader Timo Tolkki to publish autobiography Roadrunnerrecords.com 17 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20090901111245/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=125759 1 September 2009 dead 11 November – Mikkel Sandager, Morten Sandager and Mike Park announce that they are leaving Danish band Mercenary.Mercenary parts way with drummer, singer and keyboardist Mercenary.dk 11 November 2009 http://www.mercenary.dk/statement.php dead https://web.archive.org/web/20091114054955/http://www.mercenary.dk/statement.php 14 November 2009 11 December – Performers at the Nobel Peace Prize Concert in Oslo include Amadou & Mariam, Alexander Rybak, Donna Summer, Lang Lang and the Norwegian Radio Orchestra.https://www.setlist.fm/festival/2009/nobel-peace-prize-concert-2009-2bd65c66.html Nobel Peace Prize Concert 2009 Setlists Setlist.fm 2018-03-05 22 December – Per Eriksson and Niklas Sandin join Katatonia after the Norrman brothers leave the band.http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-lineup-changes/ Katatonia Lineup Changes Blabbermouth.net 22 December 2009 28 June 2016 11 August 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160811084227/http://www.blabbermouth.net/news/katatonia-lineup-changes/ live New works Kalevi Aho – String Quintet Hommage à Schuberthttps://fmq.fi/articles/kalevi-aho-music-must-communicate Kalevi Aho: “Music must communicate” Juha Torvinen 15 March 2009 Finnish Music Quarterly 6 January 2025 Anders Eliasson – Concerto per violino, viola ed orchestra da camera: dubbelkonsert för violin, viola och kammarorkester (Concerto for Violin, Viola and Orchestra: Double Concerto for Violin, Viola and Chamber Orchestra [2 Horns, 2 Oboes und Strings])https://anders-eliasson-society.com/works/ Works The International Anders Eliasson Society 16 February 2025 Ilkka Kuusisto – Taipaleenjokihttps://www.tiinamaijakoskela.com/bio Biography Tiina-Maija Koskela website 25 February 2025 Magnus Lindberg – Graffiti, for chorus and orchestrahttps://www.boosey.com/cr/music/Magnus-Lindberg-GRAFFITI/49493 Magnus Lindberg - Graffiti Boosey & Hawkes 6 January 2025 Frederik Magle – Symphonic suite Cantabile Einojuhani Rautavaara – Towards the Horizon (second cello concerto)Rautavaara Einojuhani Einojuhani Rautavaara 2009 Towards the Horizon Boosey & Hawkes http://www.boosey.com/cr/music/Einojuhani-Rautavaara-Towards-the-Horizon/45374 August 12, 2016 Esa-Pekka Salonen – Violin ConcertoSanderson Blair Leila Josefowicz / Esa-Pekka Salonen Esa-Pekka Salonen: Out of Nowhere - Violin Concerto; Nyx http://www.allmusic.com/album/esa-pekka-salonen-out-of-nowhere-violin-concerto-nyx-mw0002411567 allmusic.com Rovi Corporation 7 October 2014 Marie Samuelsson – Sjörök under Stockholms broar (Sea smoke under Stockholms bridges), for string quartethttps://www.mariesamuelsson.se/?page_id=251 Music – Musik Marie Samuelsson website 16 February 2025 Film scores and incidental music Kristian Eidnes Andersen – AntichristBarry Robert Monster Bobby 4 October 2019 Reviews Kristian Eidnes Andersen Antichrist OST The Quietus https://thequietus.com/articles/27225-kristian-eidnes-andersen-antichrist-ost-review live https://archive.today/20220506221811/https://thequietus.com/articles/27225-kristian-eidnes-andersen-antichrist-ost-review 6 May 2022 6 May 2022 Jacob Groth – The Girl with the Dragon Tattoohttps://www.milanrecords.com/release/the-girl-with-the-dragon-tattoo/ The Girl With The Dragon Tattoo Milan Records 6 January 2025 Albums released January DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.23 Sirenia The 13th Floor Nuclear Blast Records Partly recorded in the US http://www.thrashhits.com/2008/12/interview-deathstars-2008-was-my-worst-year-ever/#more-1075 Interview: Deathstars – "2008 was my worst year ever." Platt, Hugh Thrash Hits 3 December 2008 4 December 2008 https://web.archive.org/web/20090123174952/http://www.thrashhits.com/2008/12/interview-deathstars-2008-was-my-worst-year-ever/#more-1075 23 January 2009 dead 30 Deathstars Night Electric Night Nuclear Blast mw0000813606 Henderson Alex February DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.3 This Ending Dead Harvest Metal Blade https://www.metalblade.com/us/releases/this-ending-dead-harvest/ This Ending “Dead Harvest” Metal Blade Records 11 January 202525 Syster Sol Dömd att bli bedömd Rudeboy Records https://www.kingsizemag.se/intervjuer/intervju-syster-sol-skiner-ater-med-full-kraft/ Intervju: Syster Sol skiner åter med full kraft 10 June 2021 sv Kingsize magazine 12 January 202527 Arch Enemy Manifesto of Arch Enemy Century Media Records Compilation album Blabbermouth.net http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.Net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=115541 Arch Enemy's Manifesto out now 4 March 2009 4 July 2009 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090311133154/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=115541 11 March 2009 March DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.11 Nightwish Made in Hong Kong (And in Various Other Places) Spinefarm, Roadrunner, Nuclear Blast Live album Nightwish-Shop https://web.archive.org/web/20090207221050/http://www.nwshop.fi/productinfo.cfm?tuotenumero=200629&lang=en 2009-02-07 31 March 2009 (US) Dark the Suns All Ends in Silence Firebox Records http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=42230 Dark The Suns Reveals New Album "All Ends in Silence" Details Metalunderground.com 11 January 2025 April DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.9 Beherit Engram Spinefarm Records Ned Raggett Review: Engram album engram-mw0000819735 yes AllMusic 13 February 2010 15 Ajattara Noitumaa Ranka Recordings Ajattara Announces New Album "Noitumaa" Release Date Doug Gibson http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=43271 https://web.archive.org/web/20110606065236/http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=43271 6 June 2011 live 8 January 2025 21 Bloodbound Tabula Rasa Blistering Records http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=42606 Bloodbound Reveals New Album, "Tabula Rasa," Artwork Metalunderground.com 17 March 2012 27 Unanimated In the Light of Darkness Regain Records First album after a ten-year break All Music - Unanimated - In the Light of Darkness Overview https://www.allmusic.com/album/in-the-light-of-darkness-the-covenant-of-death-mw0001288293 December 31, 2021 May DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.6 Amoral Show Your Colors Spinefarm First album with Ari Koivunen Jim Burt June 2009 https://issuu.com/rocksound/docs/rocksound123 Amoral – Show Your Colors Rock Sound 123 80 12 1465-018513 Amberian Dawn The Clouds of Northland Thunder KHY Suomen Musiikki http://bravewords.com/reviews/amberian-dawn-the-clouds-of-northern-thunder Amberian Dawn – The Clouds Of Northern Thunder Gromen Mark Bravewords.com Brave Words & Bloody Knuckles 12 September 2009 2020-06-08 29 Alexander Rybak Fairytales EMI Debut album https://www.vg.no/rampelys/i/xGl5G/alexander-rybak-fairytales Alexander Rybak: Fairytales – VG Nett om Melodi Grand Prix May 27, 2009 Vg.no October 20, 2011 June DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.16 Madder Mortem Eight Ways Peaceville Records https://www.maddermortem.com/ Madder Mortem – Official Website 14 March 2022 23 January 2022 https://web.archive.org/web/20220123015345/https://www.maddermortem.com/ live24 Elias Viljanen Fire-Hearted Spinefarm Records Sonata Arctica guitarist's "Fire-Hearted": More details revealed http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=121022 https://archive.today/20090912205505/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=121022 12 September 2009 dead 10 September 2009 July DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.29 Pantheon I Worlds I Create Candlelight Records https://metal-temple.com/review/pantheon-i-worlds-i-create/ Worlds I create 29 July 2009 Metal Temple magazine 10 January 2025 August DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.28 Jorn Dukebox AFM Records Compilation of tracks from Jørn Lande's solo albumshttp://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/BLABBERMOUTH.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=123272 The Dukebox 2009-08-10 https://web.archive.org/web/20091031062650/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=123272 2009-10-31 dead September DayArtistAlbumLabelNotesRef.7 Solveig Slettahjell & Slow Motion Orchestra Tarpan Seasons Universal Music Group https://www.allaboutjazz.com/tarpan-seasons-solveig-slettahjell-universal-music-norway-review-by-john-kelman John Kelman Solveig Slettahjell / Slow Motion Orchestra: Tarpan Seasons 9 May 2010 All About Jazz 7 January 2025 22 Children of Bodom Skeletons in the Closet Spinefarm Records Compilation album album mw0000829335 Thom Jurek 22 September 2009 25 Basshunter Bass Generation Warner Music Sweden https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Basshunter&titel=Bass+Generation&cat=a Basshunter – Bass Generation (album) swedishcharts.com 16 October 2018 https://web.archive.org/web/20131114000816/http://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Basshunter&titel=Bass+Generation&cat=a 14 November 2013 live October DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.2 Scar Symmetry Dark Matter Dimensions Nuclear Blast First album without Christian Älvestam https://www.bbc.co.uk/music/reviews/r4cz BBC Review 2 November 2009 Raziq Rauf 1 October 200914 Decadence Chargepoint Universal Decadence Reveals New Album "Chargepoint" Details Doug Gibson http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=46930 https://web.archive.org/web/20110606082848/http://www.metalunderground.com/news/details.cfm?newsid=46930 6 June 2011 live 14 September 2009 Waltari Below Zero Stay Heavy Records http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=127252 Waltari: New album 'Below Zero' due next month Roadrunnerrecords.com 17 March 2012 https://web.archive.org/web/20090923022719/http://www.roadrunnerrecords.com/blabbermouth.net/news.aspx?mode=Article&newsitemID=127252 23 September 2009 dead 12 Tord Gustavsen Ensemble Restored, Returned ECM Records Featuring Kristin Asbjørnsen, Tore Brunborg, Mats Eilertsen and Jarle Vespestad John Fordham Tord Gustavsen Ensemble: Restored, Returned (ECM) – Review https://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/oct/15/tord-gustavsen-ensemble-cd-review 15 October 2009 2012-12-09 The Guardian November DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.2 Katatonia Night Is the New Day Peaceville Records http://www.metalstorm.net/pub/review.php?review_id=7393 Katatonia - Night is the New Day review metalstorm.net December DayAlbumArtistLabelNotesRef.9 Yngwie Malmsteen High Impact Rising Force Records Compilation album http://www.metalobsession.net/2009/12/30/yngwie-malmsteen-high-impact/ Album Reviews : Yngwie Malmsteen – High Impact 30 December 2009 Metal Obsession Mitch Booth 6 January 2025 Deaths 8 January – Björn Haugan, 66, Swedish-born Norwegian operatic tenor (born 1942).Norwegian Opera Singer Björn Haugan Dies (ILGCN) https://web.archive.org/web/20090203152304/http://www.ilgcn.tupilak.org/2009/01/norwegian-opera-singer-bjorn-haugen.html 2009-02-03 6 January 2025 31 January – Erland von Koch, 98, Swedish composerErland von Koch British Film Institute http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba945f000 https://web.archive.org/web/20180125141818/http://www.bfi.org.uk/films-tv-people/4ce2ba945f000 dead January 25, 2018 6 January 2025 10 February – Eva Gustavson, 91, Norwegian operatic contraltohttps://snl.no/Eva_Gustavson Eva Gustavson no Store Norske Leksikon 2014-07-25 2017-03-18 18 February – Miika Tenkula, 34, rock guitarist and songwriter (heart attack) Kuolleita 8 March 2009 Kaleva 66/2009 6 3 March – Flemming Flindt, 72, Danish choreographerJack Anderson Jack Anderson (dance critic) Flemming Flindt, Dancer, Dies at 72 The New York Times 12 March 2009 B9 11 March – Lars Erstrand, Swedish vibraphonisthttps://cdgo.com/en/detalhe/7330658000835/lars-erstrand-everything-is-fine Everything is Fine - Lars Erstrand CDGO 7 January 2025 26 March – Arne Bendiksen, 82, Norway's "father of pop"Rolleiv Solholm Arne Bendiksen has died http://www.norwaypost.no/content/view/21822/1/ The Norway Post Norwegian News Agency 27 March 2009 27 March 2009 https://web.archive.org/web/20090401230731/http://www.norwaypost.no/content/view/21822/1 1 April 2009 live 11 April – Gerda Gilboe, 94, Danish actress and singerhttp://dnfx.dfi.dk/pls/dnf/pwt.page_setup?p_pagename=dnfnavn&p_parmlist=navneid=3552 Gerda Gilboe Danish Film Institute 3 August 2009 Danish https://web.archive.org/web/20060521221041/http://dnfx.dfi.dk/pls/dnf/pwt.page_setup?p_pagename=dnfnavn&p_parmlist=navneid%3D3552 21 May 2006 dead 1 May – Torstein Grythe, 90, Norwegian choirmasterTorstein Grythe Norsk biografisk leksikon Erik Østby Helle, Knut Knut Helle Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Torstein_Grythe/utdypning Norwegian 29 October 2010 21 July – Marcel Jacob, 45, Swedish rock musician (suicide)Soto, Jeff Scott http://jeffscottsoto.com/news/marcel/marcel.html Marcel Jacob: January 30, 1964 - July 21, 2009 21 July 2009 Jeff Scott Soto: Official Site dead https://web.archive.org/web/20090724143451/http://jeffscottsoto.com/news/marcel/marcel.html 24 July 2009 20 November – Elisabeth Söderström, 82, Swedish singerhttps://www.theguardian.com/music/2009/nov/21/elisabeth-soderstrom-obituary Elisabeth Söderström obituary Blyth Alan 2009-11-21 The Guardian 2019-07-02 en-GB 0261-3077 21 November – Gerhard Aspheim, 79, Norwegian trombonistGerhard Aspheim Biography Store Norske Leksikon Henriksen, Petter Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://snl.no/Gerhard_Aspheim Norwegian 25 November 2009 2013-11-04 References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music