2006 in Norwegian music



The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2006 in Norwegian music.

January

 * 13 – The very first Ice Music Festival Festival started in Geilo, Norway (January 13–15).
 * 26 – The 9th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 26–28).

February

 * 2 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 2–18).

April

 * 7
 * The 33rd Vossajazz started at Voss (April 7 – 9).
 * Yngve Moe was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2006.
 * 8 – Trygve Seim performs the commissioned work Reiser for Vossajazz 2006.
 * 28 – Bergenfest started in Bergen (April 28 – May 6).

May

 * 24
 * The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen (May 24 – June 5).
 * The 34th Nattjazz started in Bergen (May 24 – June 3).

June

 * 14 – Norwegian Wood started in Oslo (June 14 – 18).

July

 * 17 – The 46th Moldejazz started in Molde (July 17 – 22).

August

 * 9 – The 20th Sildajazz started in Haugesund (August 9 – 13).
 * 13 – The 21st Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo (August 13 – 19).
 * 24 – The 2nd Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (August 24–26).

September

 * 13 – The DølaJazz started in Lillehammer (September 13 – 16).
 * 28 – The 28th Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival opened in Oslo (September 28 – Oktober 14).

October

 * 11 – The 5th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 11 – 14).
 * 31 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (October 31 – November 5).

November

 * 8 – The 1st Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (November 8 – 12).

December

 * 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.

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 * Karin Krog
 * Together Again (Grappa Music), with Steve Kuhn

Deaths

 * January
 * 23 – Olga Marie Mikalsen, singer (born 1915).


 * March
 * 13 – Arne Dørumsgaard (84), composer and poet (born 1921).


 * September
 * 3
 * Eva Knardahl, classical pianist (born 1927).
 * Lasse Myrvold (53), musician (born 1953).
 * 4 – Ingrid Bjoner, opera singer (born 1927).
 * 28 – Jan Werner Danielsen, singer (born 1976).


 * December
 * 24 — Kenneth Sivertsen, composer and guitarist (born 1961).

Births

 * January
 * 10 – Angelina Jordan, jazz singer.