1965 in Nordic music

none November 2025 1965 1965 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1965 in Nordic music. Events 19 February – With 1965 designated "Sibelius Year", marked by greetings from US President Lyndon Johnson, composer and conductor Leonard Bernstein organises a Young People's Concert devoted to the composer's work.https://leonardbernstein.com/lectures/television-scripts/young-peoples-concerts/a-tribute-to-sibelius A Tribute to Sibelius Leonardbernstein.com 20 November 2025 21 March – The 10th Eurovision Song Contest is held in Italy, and is won by Luxembourg. Sweden participate after a year's absence, finishing in 10th place. Of the remaining Scandinavian countries, Denmark finish 7th, Norway 13th and Denmark joint 15th with no votesNaples 1965 – Scoreboard https://eurovision.tv/event/naples-1965/final European Broadcasting Union (EBU) 6 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210406182544/https://eurovision.tv/event/naples-1965/final 6 April 2021 live unknown date – Tauno Marttinen is awarded a Pro Finlandia medal.https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/tauno-marttinen-composer-of-a-thousand-pieces-887148.html Tauno Marttinen: Composer of a thousand pieces 7 August 2008 Martin Anderson Independent 19 March 2025 New works Laci Boldemann – Svart är vitt (opera)https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/boldemann-laci/SMH-W4414-Svart_ar_vitt_-_sa_kejsaren_fairytale_opera Svart är vitt – sa kejsaren, fairytale opera Swedish Musical Heritage 21 November 2025 Gunnar Bucht – Strängaspelhttps://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/bucht-gunnar/SMH-W7326-Strangaspel_String_playing Strängaspel Swedish Musical Heritage 21 November 2025 Gösta Nystroem – Symphony No. 6 ("Sinfonia Tramontana")https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/tonsattare/nystroem-gosta/SMH-W730-Sinfonia_tramontana_Symphony_no_6 Sinfonia tramontana [Symphony no. 6] Swedish Musical Heritage 19 November 2025 Yngve Sköld – String Quartet no. 3https://swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/skold-yngve/SMH-W393-String_Quartet_no_3 String Quartet no. 3 Swedish Musical Heritage 19 November 2025 Popular music Reino Helismaa & Toivo Kärki – "Reppu ja reissumies", performed by Tapio RautavaaraPekka Nissilä Tapio Rautavaara: Kulkurin taival – kaikki levytykset 1946–1979 172 Warner Music 2008 fr Vince Taylor – "Brand New Cadillac", performed by Hep Stars (#1 Sweden)Palm Carl Magnus https://books.google.com/books?id=CILUDgAAQBAJ&q=%22cadillac%22+%22hep+Stars%22&pg=PT112 Bright Lights, Dark Shadows: The Real Story of ABBA 2009-10-28 Omnibus Press 978-0-85712-057-1 en New recordings Monica Zetterlund – Ohh! MonicaTom Alandh Monica Zetterlund Hågkomster ur ett dåligt minne Norstedts 2013 9789113058450 sv Eurovision Song Contest Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1965 Film music Bent Fabricius-Bjerre – Slå først Frede!Feature Films, 1960–1969 McFarland, Incorporated 2010 336 Births 18 July – Veli-Matti Puumala, Finnish composerhttps://www.fennicagehrman.fi/composers/puumala-veli-matti/ Veli-Matti Puumala at Fennica Gehrman Fennica Gehrman 25 July 2012 26 October – Sakari Oramo, Finnish conductorhttps://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Oramo-Sakari.htm Sakari Oramo (conductor) Bach Cantatas 19 November 2025 21 November – Björk, Icelandic singer-songwriterSAGA BJARKAR http://unit.bjork.com/specials/ui/sagabjarkar/ https://web.archive.org/web/20121004044213/http://unit.bjork.com/specials/ui/sagabjarkar/ 4 October 2012 5 March 2014 Deaths 11 January – Arne Bjørndal, Norwegian hardingfele fiddler, composer and folklorist (born 1882).Arne Bjørndal Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget https://nbl.snl.no/Arne_Bj%C3%B8rndal Alver Brynjulf 2009-12-18 no 26 March 2017 7 April – David Hellström, songwriter (born 1883)November 2025 23 May – Helge Klæstad, Norwegian composer (born 1885)https://nbl.snl.no/Helge_Kl%C3%A6stad Helge Klæstad no Halvorsen Marit Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget 2009-02-13 26 March 2017 3 June – Herbert Janssen, German operatic baritone of Swedish parentage (born 1892)Laura Williams Macy The Grove Book of Opera Singers 2008 236 4 July – Valdemar Eiberg, Danish jazz musician (born 1892)The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz Barry Kernfeld Macmillan 1988 350 See also 1960s Music 1965 in Denmark 1965 in Iceland 1965 in Norwegian music 1965 in Sweden References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music