Royal College of Music, Stockholm
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The Royal College of Music, Stockholm (Swedish
Kungliga Musikhögskolan i Stockholm) is the oldest institution of higher education in music in Sweden, founded in 1771 as the conservatory of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music
. The conservatory was made independent of the Academy in 1971.
Swedish language
Swedish is a North Germanic language, spoken by approximately 10 million people, predominantly in Sweden and parts of Finland, especially along its coast and on the Åland islands. It is largely mutually intelligible with Norwegian and Danish...
Kungliga Musikhögskolan i Stockholm) is the oldest institution of higher education in music in Sweden, founded in 1771 as the conservatory of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music
Royal Swedish Academy of Music
The Royal Swedish Academy of Music or Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien, founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden...
. The conservatory was made independent of the Academy in 1971.
Composers
- Anton Jörgen AndersenAnton Jörgen AndersenAnton Jørgen Andersen was a Norwegian composer and cellist.Anton Jørgen Andersen was born in Kristiansand. Andersen was a pupil in counterpoint by Johan Lindegren , Swedish music theorist and hymn-book publisher. Andersen was a cellist in the theater orchestras of Trondheim and Kristiania...
- Natanael BergNatanael BergCarl Natanael Rexroth-Berg was a Swedish composer.Berg trained in veterinary medicine and began learning music by teaching himself. He later studied at the Stockholm Conservatory as the pupil of Johan Lindegren...
- Viking DahlViking DahlViking Dahl, , was a Swedish composer, active also as a painter and an author. He was brother to K. G. William Dahl....
(also a notable painter and author) - Gunnar de FrumerieGunnar de FrumeriePer Gunnar Fredrik de Frumerie was a Swedish composer and pianist. He was the son of architect Gustaf de Frumerie and Maria Helleday....
(also a notable pianist) - Jacob Adolf HäggJacob Adolf HäggJacob Adolf Hägg was a Swedish composer.Hägg studied piano at the Stockholm Conservatory from 1865 to 1870, as well as composition in Copenhagen with Niels Wilhelm Gade and in Berlin with Friedrich Kiel. Due to mental illness, he spent the years 1880 to 1895 in a hospital...
- Hannah HolgerssonHannah HolgerssonHannah Holgersson is a Swedish operatic soprano.She was born in Höör, Skåne County, Sweden. In 2003 Holgersson made her opera début as Zerlina in Mozart’s Don Giovanni, and in May 2004, she graduated from the Royal College of Music, Stockholm, receiving diplomas in voice performance and pedagogy...
- Lars-Erik LarssonLars-Erik LarssonLars-Erik Larsson was a notable Swedish composer of the 20th century.-Biography:Lars-Erik Vilner Larsson was born in Åkarp in 1908...
- Ruben LiljeforsRuben LiljeforsRuben Mattias Liljefors was a Swedish composer and conductor.Liljefors studied in Uppsala with Ivar Eggert Hedenblad until 1895, and subsequently in Leipzig with Salomon Jadassohn until 1899. Later he attended the Stockholm Conservatory. He completed his education with Felix Draeseke, Max Reger,...
(also a notable conductor) - Nils LindbergNils LindbergNils Lindberg is a Swedish composer and pianist.Lindberg belongs to a family of musicians from Gagnef, Dalecarlia, where he lives. He studied classical composition at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm with Lars-Erik Larsson and Karl-Birger Blomdahl.Lindberg is known both as a jazz composer and...
(also a notable pianist) - Pär Lindgren
- Edward McGuireEdward McGuireEdward McGuire may refer to:* Eddie McGuire, Australian television personality* Edward McGuire , Irish artist* Edward McGuire , British composer* Edward McGuire , Irish tennis player from the 1920s...
(studied with composer Ingvar Lidholm 1971) - Erland von KochErland von KochErland von Koch was a Swedish composer.-Life and career:Born in Stockholm as the son of composer Sigurd von Koch , Erland von Koch studied at the Stockholm Conservatory from 1931 to 1935 and subsequently passed the advanced choirmaster and organist examinations...
- Otto OlssonOtto OlssonOtto Olsson was a Swedish composer of classical music.Otto Olsson was one of the greatest organ virtuosos of his time. He studied organ with Lagergren and composition with Dente at the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, and then joined the faculty there, where he taught harmony and then organ...
- Amanda Röntgen-MaierAmanda Röntgen-MaierAmanda Röntgen-Maier was a Swedish violinist and composer. She was the first female graduate in music direction from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm in 1869.-Biography:...
- Jan SandströmJan Sandström (composer)Jan Sandström is a Swedish classical music composer, known for the so-called Motorbike Concerto for trombone and orchestra and his choral setting of Es ist ein Ros entsprungen.-Career:...
- Tore UppströmTore UppströmTore Ingvar Uppström was a Swedish pianist, composer and author.Uppström studied at Royal College of Music, Stockholm, from 1959 to 1963 and at the Vienna Academy of Music from 1963 to 1964. He toured in Sweden and abroad, performed about 300 concerts and participated in radio broadcasts around a...
, (also a notable pianist and author) - Đuro Živković
Conductors
- Herbert BlomstedtHerbert BlomstedtHerbert Blomstedt is a Swedish conductor.Herbert Blomstedt was born in Springfield, Massachusetts and two years after his birth, his Swedish parents moved the family back to their country of origin...
- Eric EricsonEric Ericson, is a Swedish choral conductor and influential choral teacher. He graduated from the Royal College of Music in Stockholm in 1943 and went on to complete his studies abroad, at the Schola Cantorum Basiliensis, Switzerland, and in Germany, Great Britain, and the United States.Renowned for his...
- Nils GrevilliusNils GrevilliusNils Grevillius was a Swedish conductor and violinist.Grevillius studied at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm. He served as leader of the Royal Swedish Opera orchestra from 1911 to 1914. He then became a repetiteur at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1916...
- Veronika PortsmuthVeronika portsmuthVeronika Portsmuth is an Estonian conductor and singer.- Education :*1987–1995 21. Tallinn Secondary School*1995–1998 Tallinn Music High School...
- Patrik RingborgPatrik RingborgPatrik Ringborg is a Swedish conductor.After studies at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and with Kurt Bendix, Ringborg was a répétiteur at the Royal Opera in Stockholm from 1989 to 1993, also assisting the Music Director and conducting performances in the Royal Opera House...
- Niklas WillénNiklas WillénNiklas Willén is a Swedish conductor. He was born in Stockholm and studied conducting and composition there at the Royal College of Music...
- Adolf WiklundAdolf WiklundAdolf Wiklund was a Swedish composer and conductor. His father was an organist and he graduated from Royal College of Music, Stockholm as an organist and music teacher. After that he studied piano in Sweden and then in Paris due to a fellowship. His debut as a piano soloist came in 1902 playing...
(also a composer) - Ariel ZuckermannAriel ZuckermannAriel Zuckermann is an Israeli conductor.Ariel Zuckermann began his musical career as flautist. A student of Paul Meisen and András Adorján, he also took master courses with Alain Marion and Aurèle Nicolet...
(also a flutist) - Ragnar BohlinRagnar BohlinRagnar Bohlin is a Swedish conductor born in 1965.Bohlin is currently Director of the San Francisco Symphony Chorus.He holds a masters degree in organ and conducting and a postgraduate degree in conducting from the Conservatory of Music in Stockholm....
Instrumentalists
- Tor AulinTor AulinTor Aulin was a Swedish violinist, conductor and composer.-Biography:Aulin studied music at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and then in the Conservatory of Berlin with Émile Sauret and Philipp Scharwenka...
, violinist - Fredrik ForsFredrik ForsFredrik Fors is a Swedish, classical music clarinetist. His album in the Juventus Les Nouveaux Musiciens series has been described as "one of the finest recitals of its kind."- Early studies and career :...
, clarinetist - Gustaf HäggGustaf Hägg-Life:Hägg studied at the Royal Swedish College of Music receiving his organist's degree in 1886 and his higher degree in 1889. He was appointed organist of Klara Church in 1893 and began teaching harmony at the Royal College in 1904...
, organist and composer - David Hughes, bass player
- Alf LinderAlf LinderAlf Linder was a Swedish organist, renowned for his frequent radio broadcasts and his teaching at the Stockholm Conservatory.-Life:Linder was born in Hammerö, near Karlstad on July 28, 1907...
, organist - Anders LundegårdAnders LundegårdAnders Olof Lundegård is a Swedish classical saxophonist. Lundegård is best known for his cello-like tone and intense performance style.Anders Lundegård was born in Växjö, Sweden, and made his debut at seventeen as a soloist and broadcast performer during a youth artist festival in Stockholm...
, saxophonist - Mika PohjolaMika PohjolaMika Pohjola is a Finnish-born jazz pianist and composer, who resides in New York City. He is one of the most prolific Scandinavian jazz musicians in his generation.-Childhood in Helsinki, Finland 1971-87:...
, jazz pianist and composer - Monica RamosMonica RamosMonica Ramos is a Chilean-born Swedish harpist.-Biography:Monica Ramos is a graduate of the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and has performed in the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, the Radio Symphony Orchestra of Sweden and the Swedish Chamber Orchestra...
, harpist - Markus SandlundMarkus SandlundMarkus Sandlund was a Swedish cellist.-Biography:He began playing the cello when he was six years old and he studied at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm, Sweden. He played in several orchestras in Sweden and has also played on many studio recordings. He also played with Ray Charles on a tour...
, cellist - Esbjörn SvenssonEsbjörn SvenssonEsbjörn Svensson was a jazz pianist and founder of the jazz group Esbjörn Svensson Trio, commonly known as E.S.T...
, jazz pianist and founder of the jazz group Esbjörn Svensson TrioEsbjörn Svensson TrioEsbjörn Svensson Trio was a Swedish jazz piano trio formed in 1993 consisting of Esbjörn Svensson , Dan Berglund and Magnus Öström . Its music has classical, rock, pop, and techno elements. It lists classical composer Béla Bartók and rock band Radiohead as influences... - Andreas ÖbergAndreas Öberg.Andreas Öberg is a Swedish guitar player.-Early life:Öberg was born in Stockholm on August 6, 1978. He began playing guitar at the age of 8 years old and studied at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm.- Career :...
, jazz guitarist
Vocalists
- Margareta BengtsonMargareta BengtsonMargareta Bengtson is the former soprano of The Real Group, a professional a cappella vocal jazz quintet from Sweden. She sang with the group for over twenty years and has recently announced her departure from the world-renowned ensemble.-History and Education:Bengtson comes from a very musical...
, soprano and founding member of The Real GroupThe Real GroupThe Real Group is a professional a cappella group from Sweden, consisting of five members: Emma Nilsdotter, Katarina Henryson, Anders Edenroth, Morten Vinther Sørensen, and Anders Jalkéus.... - Selma EkSelma EkSelma Ek was a Swedish operatic soprano who had an active international career from the 1870s through the 1890s. Like Lilli Lehmann and Lillian Nordica, she was one of those universally talented singers of the late 19th Century who was able to master roles from the coloratura, lyric, and dramatic...
, operatic soprano - John ForsellJohn ForsellJohn Forsell, born Carl Johan Jacob Forsell, , was a prominent Swedish baritone, opera administrator and teacher of voice. He was the leading baritone of the Royal Swedish Opera from 1896–1918, and thereafter sang roles periodically with the company until his last stage performance in 1938. From...
, operatic baritone - Ellen GulbransonEllen GulbransonEllen Gulbranson was a Swedish operatic soprano with a strong, dramatic voice best suited to the works of Richard Wagner. She was a leading figure among the second generation of Bayreuth singers and her voice is preserved on a few acoustic recordings that she made for Edison Records and Pathé...
, operatic soprano - Anders Jalkéus, bass and founding member of The Real Group
- Sofia KarlssonSofia Karlsson (singer)Sofia Karlsson , is a Swedish folk singer.-Biography:Sofia Karlsson grew up in Enskede, Stockholm. She attended the folk music department of the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. From 1998 to 2002 she was a full time member in Swedish folk music act Groupa...
, folk singer - Leonard LabattLeonard LabattLeonard Labatt was a Swedish dramatic tenor.Labatt was born in a Jewish family in Stockholm and studied under Julius Günther at the Stockholm Conservatory and Jean Jacques Masset at the Paris Conservatory. He made his début in 1866 at the Stora Teatern, Stockholm, in Mozart's Die Zauberflöte...
, operatic tenor - Anders Edenroth, tenor and founding member of The Real GroupThe Real GroupThe Real Group is a professional a cappella group from Sweden, consisting of five members: Emma Nilsdotter, Katarina Henryson, Anders Edenroth, Morten Vinther Sørensen, and Anders Jalkéus....
- Cecilia HjortsbergCecilia HjortsbergCecilia Hjortsberg is a Swedish opera singer , born 1973.Education:*The Royal College of Music of Stockholm, Chamber music program*The Opera studio at the Gothenburg OperaOpera Roles:*Starring role as the witch in Hans och Greta...
, operatic soprano and member of The Nordic Singers
Others
- Rasmus FleischerRasmus FleischerRasmus Fleischer is a Swedish historian, musician, freelance journalist and debater. He is currently working as a Ph.D...
, Swedish historian, musician, freelance journalist and debater