1988 in Nordic music

none May 2025 1988 1988 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 1988. Events 25–27 March – At the 15th Vossajazz festival, Ole Thomsen's commissioned work, "Usynlige danser", is premièred, with Nina Seim and other musicians.https://snl.no/Ole_Thomsen Ole Thomsen Store Norske Leksikon 26 May 2025 28 April – Ulf Grahn's Encore for Piano is premièred in Washington, D.C., USA, with Ingrid Lindgren as soloist.https://swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/grahn-ulf/SMH-W6809-Encore_for_Piano Encore for Piano Swedish Musical Heritage 25 May 2025 30 April – At the 33rd Eurovision Song Contest, Denmark is the most successful of the Scandinavian countries, finishing third. Norway comes fifth, Sweden 12th, Iceland 16th and Finland 20th.Dublin 1988 – Scoreboard https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1988/final European Broadcasting Union (EBU) 16 April 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210416200506/https://eurovision.tv/event/dublin-1988/final 16 April 2021 live November – Elisabeth Andreasson releases Älskar, älskar ej, her first solo album after the breakup of Bobbysocks.https://www.bettan.no/ Diskografi Bettan 26 May 2025 unknown date – Per Yngve Ohlin and Jan Axel Blomberg join Norwegian band Mayhem.Chris Campion https://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/feb/20/popandrock4 In the face of death Guardian.co.uk 20 February 2005 5 May 2010 23 January 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160123093525/http://www.theguardian.com/music/2005/feb/20/popandrock4 live Classical works Vagn Holmboe – Symphony No. 12, M. 338David Daniels David W. Oertel David A. Rahbee Daniels' Orchestral Music Rowman & Littlefield 2022 9781442275218 405 Frederik Magle – We Are Afraid (Vi er bange), cantata for choir and chamber orchestrahttp://www.magle.dk/scrapbook.html#1988 Frederik Magle – Scrapbook magle.dk 29 June 2012 Carin Malmlöf-Forssling – String Quartet No. 1, "Silverkvartetten"https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/malmlof-forssling-carin/ Carin Malmlöf-Forssling (1916-2005) Swedish Musical Heritage 25 May 2025 Per Nørgård – Orfeus: Den uendelige sang (opera)https://www.wisemusicclassical.com/work/20193/The-uendelige-sang--Per-N%C3%B8rg%C3%A5rd/ The uendelige sang (1988) Wise Music Classical 27 May 2025 Kaija Saariaho – Petals for cello and electronicsGuinane David Saariaho's Petals https://www.rhinegold.co.uk/wp-content/uploads/2015/10/MT0818-scheme-KS5-Saariahos-Petals.pdf Rhinegold Bent Sørensen Angels' Music for string quartetJean Christensen New Music of the Nordic Countries Pendragon Press 2002 9781576470190 105–6 Camelot by Night for bass flute and guitarMusical Denmark Sørensen, Bent Danish Cultural Institute 1990 42-46 28 La Notte for piano and orchestraKraks blaa bog Krak 2014 da 1255 Minnewater Hit singles A-ha – "Stay on These Roads" (#1 Denmark, Italy, Norway)https://worldradiohistory.com/UK/Music-and-Media/80s/1988/M&M-1988-04-23.pdf Top 3 in Europe Music & Media 5 17 23 April 1988 26 29800226 World Radio History Eppu Normaali – "Afrikka, sarvikuonojen maa"Researching Music Censorship Cambridge Scholars Publishing 2017 9781443878678 248 Karoline Krüger – "For vår jord" (#8 France under English title)https://lescharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Karoline+Kr%FCger&titel=For+v%E5r+jord&cat=s KAROLINE KRÜGER - FOR VÅR JORD (CHANSON) fr lescharts 25 May 2025 Roxette – "Dressed for Success" (#2 Sweden; #3 Australia)Thorselius Robert The Look for Roxette: The Illustrated Worldwide Discography & Price Guide 1st May 2003 Premium Förlag Publishing Sweden 978-9197189484 Sanne Salomonsen – "Den jeg elsker" (#1 Denmark, Sweden)Ove Dahl Tilbage til 80'erne Gyldendal 2009 9788702079531 89 Sleepy Sleepers – "Nykäsen Matti" (#1 Finland)Timo Pennanen 1000 listan kirja: Suomen hittihistoria 1960-2020 tuhantena Top 12 -listana ja visailuna BoD Finnland 2021 9789528048893 125 Triad – "Tänd ett ljus" (#1 Sweden)https://swedishcharts.com/showitem.asp?interpret=Triad&titel=T%E4nd+ett+ljus&cat=s TRIAD - TÄND ETT LJUS (SONG) Swedishcharts.com 25 May 2025 Eurovision Song Contest Denmark in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 Finland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 Iceland in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 Sweden in the Eurovision Song Contest 1988 Births 28 July – Cecilia Damström, Finnish composer https://www.hbl.fi/artikel/843a543d-6510-4c99-a6a8-405ff84f0721 En ambitiös seglare i musikens skärgård – Cecilia Damströms väg var aldrig lätt HBL.fi Kvist, Wilhelm 30 June 2016 sv 25 May 2025 Deaths 9 January – Peter L. Rypdal, Norwegian fiddler and traditional folk music composer (born 1909)http://www.velledalen.net/www/index.php?id=363 Jubileumskonsert- Peter L. Rypdal Velledalen.net 17 March 2017 13 December 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141213181204/http://www.velledalen.net/www/index.php?id=363 dead 24 February – Miff Görling, Swedish bandleader, trombonist, arranger, and composer (born 1909)Erik Kjellberg, "Miff Görling". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld 30 March – Taneli Kuusisto, Finnish composer (born 1905)Lähdetie Ismo Kuusisto, Taneli (1905–1988) Biografiakeskus, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura http://www.kansallisbiografia.fi/kb/artikkeli/1495 Biografiakeskus, Suomalaisen Kirjallisuuden Seura 28 January 2013 3 April – Kai Ewans, Danish jazz musician (born 1906)Wiedemann Erik Ewans, Kai 2003 Ewans, Kai [Nielsen, Kai (Peter Anthon)] Grove Music Online Oxford University Press 10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.article.J143200 1 July – Robert Riefling, Norwegian classical pianist and teacher (born 1911).http://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Robert_Riefling/utdypning Robert Riefling Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Idar Karevold Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo no 2010-03-10 20 March 2017 6 August – Håkan Parkman, Swedish composer, arranger and choral director, 33 (drowned) 20 October – Mogens Wöldike, Danish conductor (born 1897)https://www.bach-cantatas.com/Bio/Woldike-Mogens.htm Mogens Wöldike (Conductor) Bach Cantatas 25 May 2025 8 December – Thore Swanerud, Swedish jazz pianist, vibraphonist, arranger, conductor, and composer (born 1919)"Thore Swanerud". The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz. 2nd edition, ed. Barry Kernfeld References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music