1960 in Nordic music

none October 2025 1960 1960 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1960 in Nordic music. Events 12 March – The 5th Eurovision Song Contest is held in the UK. For the first time, three Scandinavian countries compete: Norway finish fourth, Denmark and Sweden (joint 10th).London 1960 – Scoreboard https://eurovision.tv/event/london-1960/final European Broadcasting Union (EBU) 27 March 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210327234119/https://eurovision.tv/event/london-1960/final 27 March 2021 live 15 March – Swedish tenor Jussi Björling has a heart attack while performing at Covent Garden, London, but insists on continuing.Mr Björling taken ill on stage 16 March 1960 The Times 12 20 March – Danish tenor Lauritz Melchior gives a special concert in Copenhagen to mark his 70th birthday.Fanfare, Volume 11, Issue 3 J. Flegler 1988 250 20 August – Jussi Björling gives his final concert performance, in Stockholm. unknown date – Aulis Sallinen becomes administrator of the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra.https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/composer/1356/Aulis-Sallinen/ Aulis Sallinen Wise Music Classical 25 October 2025 New works Einojuhani Rautavaara – Symphony No. 3https://schottmusiclondon.com/symphony-no-3-no48431.html Symphony No. 3 schottmusiclondon.com 17 July 2025 Hilding Rosenberghttps://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/rosenberg-hilding/SMH-W1549-Riflessioni_no_3?action=composers&composer=rosenberg-hilding&workid=1549 Riflessioni no. 3 Swedish Musical Heritage 25 October 2025 Riflessioni no. 2 for string orchestra Riflessioni no. 3 for string orchestra Popular music Erling Ágústsson – "Oft er fjör í Eyjum"https://glatkistan.com/tag/oft_er_fjor_i_eyjum/ Oft er fjör í Eyjum is Glatkistan 26 October 2025 Thøger Olesen & Vidar Sandbeck – "Heksedansen", performed by Raquel Rastenni http://www.45cat.com/record/x8432 Raquel Rastenni: Heksedansen 45cat.com 24 August 2015 Swe-Danes – "Scandinavian Shuffle"Björnberg Alf https://books.google.com/books?id=aiElDwAAQBAJ&pg=PA220 Made in Sweden: Studies in Popular Music Bossius Thomas 8 December 2016 Taylor & Francis 978-1-134-85850-7 228 New recordings Per Asplin – Julekos (Christmas EP)https://snl.no/Per_Asplin Per Asplin Store Norske Leksikon 26 October 2025 Otto Brandenburg – This is Otto Brandenburg2007-03-01 Otto Brandenburg er død https://www.dr.dk/nyheder/kultur/otto-brandenburg-er-doed 20 October 2024 DR da-DK Dag Wirén / Bo Nilsson / Sven-Erik Bäck / Ingvar Lidholm – Ny Svensk Kammarmusikhttps://www.discogs.com/release/1885672-Dag-Wir%C3%A9n-Bo-Nilsson-Sven-Erik-B%C3%A4ck-Ingvar-Lidholm-Ny-Svensk-Kammarmusik Ny Svensk Kammarmusik Discogs 25 October 2025 Film music Erik Nordgren – På en bänk i en parkhttps://mubi.com/en/gb/films/on-a-bench-in-a-park På en bänk i en park MUBI 24 October 2025 Births 9 January – Haukur Tómasson, Icelandic composerNordic Sounds NOMUS 1994 2 28 April – Rolf Graf, Norwegian singer, guitarist, composer and record producer (died 2013)http://www.ballade.no/nmi.nsf/doc/art2006051213440281132066 Graf, Rolf Biography Norwegian Ballade.no 6 August 2006 7 November 2013 29 April – Kari Kriikku, Finnish clarinetistThe Clarinet Department of Music, Idaho State University 1991 31 12 May – Lena Willemark, Swedish fiddler, singer and composerNordic Sounds NOMUS 1994 24 1 October – Per Bergersen, Australian-born Norwegian singer-songwriter (died 1990)https://selmer-norway.no/getperson.php?personID=P3018&tree=Selmer Per Brynjulf Natrud Bergersen selmer-norway.no 24 October 2025 29 October – Jens Winther, Danish jazz trumpeter (died 2011)https://www.allaboutjazz.com/musicians/jens-winther/ Jens Winther All About Jazz 24 October 2025 Deaths 21 January – Launy Grøndahl, Danish conductor and composer (born 1886)https://biografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Launy_Gr%C3%B8ndahl Launy Grøndahl Dansk Biografisk Leksikon 24 October 2025 11 April – Zilas Görling, Swedish jazz saxophonist (born 1911)Erik Kjellberg Zilas Görling The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz Barry Kernfeld 8 May – Hugo Alfvén, Swedish violinist, conductor and composer (born 1872)https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/alfven-hugo/ Hugo Alfvén (1872-1960) Swedish Musical Heritage 24 October 2025 9 September – Jussi Björling, Swedish operatic tenor (born 1911)Harald Henrysson Andrew Farkas Jussi Amadeus Press 1996 9781574670103 384 See also 1960 in Denmark 1960 in Iceland 1960 in Norwegian music 1960 in Sweden References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music