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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2016 in Danish music.
Events
January
- 8 - The first recording is released of Danish composer Hans Abrahamsen's Grawemeyer award-winning work, let me tell you.[1]
- 27 The Léonie Sonning Music Foundation announces Leonidas Kavakos as the recipient of the Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2017.[2]
- 29 - The Ernst von Siemens Music Foundation announces Per Nørgård as the recipient of the 2016 Ernst von Siemens Music Prize.[3]
February
- 13 - The Dansk Melodi Grand Prix Final was arranged on February 13, at the Forum Horsens in Horsens.[4]
- 28 – Jazz violinist Svend Asmussen turned 100 years.[5]
April
- 1 - In the final of season 9 of Denmark's X Factor, the sister duo Embrace emerge winners, obtaining 60% of the public vote.[6]
June
- 25 - Roskilde Festival 2016 opens (June 25 - July 2).[7]
July
- 3 - Copenhagen Jazz Festival 2016 is opened (July 3 - 12).[8]
December
Album and Singles releases
February
- 19 - Grasque by Choir of Young Believers.[9]
- 26 - We Survive by Medina.[10]
March
- 18 – Reckless Twin by Mads Langer.[11]
- 26 – We Survive by Medina
April
- 15 – Closer by Christopher (EMI)
June
Deaths
- January
- 18 – Else Marie Pade (91), Danish composer.[13]
- February
- 20 – Ove Verner Hansen (83), Danish opera singer and actor.[14]
- June
- 27 – Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen (83), Danish conductor.[15]
- July
- 18 – Karina Jensen (77), singer (Cartoons) (cancer).[16]
See also
References
- ↑ Huizenga, Tom (25 November 2015). "Hans Abrahamsen Wins The Grawemeyer Award For Music". NPR. Retrieved 8 February 2016.
- ↑ "Leonidas Kavakos announced as winner of Léonie Sonning Music Prize 2017" (Press release). Léonie Sonning Music Foundation. 2016-01-27. Retrieved 2016-01-30.
- ↑ "Prize Winner Per Nørgård". EVS-MusikStiftung.ch. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
- ↑ "Melodi Grand Prix". DR. Retrieved 2016-02-13.
- ↑ "Congratulations Svend Asmussen 100 Year On The 28.02.2016". All About Jazz. Retrieved 2017-01-17.
- ↑ "X Factor-sejr: EMBRACE vandt med 60 procent af stemmerne" (Swedish)
- ↑ "Roskilde Festival 2016". Roskilde Festival. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
- ↑ "COPENHAGEN JAZZ FESTIVAL - FROM 07/03/2016 TO 07/12/2016 AT MULTIPLE VENUES". Copenhagen Jazz Festival. Retrieved 2016-02-14.
- ↑ "Choir of Young Believers - Grasque". All Music. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
- ↑ "VIDEO: Medina – ‘We Survive’". ScandiPop.co.uk. Retrieved 2016-11-08.
- ↑ "Mads Langer Reckless Twin". Edition Records. Retrieved 2016-03-14.
- ↑ "VOLBEAT's 'Seal The Deal & Let's Boogie' Album Due in June; Listen To 'The Devil's Bleeding Crown' Single". blabbermouth.net. 7 April 2016. Retrieved 8 April 2016.
- ↑ Sherburne, Philip (2016-01-20). "Else Marie Pade, Denmark's "Grandmother of Electronic Music," Is Dead at 91". Pitchfork.com. Retrieved 2016-12-05.
- ↑ Rasmussen, Dorte Møller (2016-02-21). "Bøffen - alias Ove Verner Hansen er død". SN.dk (in Danish). Retrieved 2016-12-05.
- ↑ Lohse, Gregers (2016-06-28). "Stor dansk komponist er død af kræft". DR (in Danish). Retrieved 2016-12-05.
- ↑ Dansk sangerinde er død af kræft (in Danish)
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