2007 in Norwegian music



The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2007 in Norwegian music.

January

 * 17 – The 2nd Ice Music Festival Festival started in Geilo (January 17–19).
 * 22 – The 20th Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 22 – 28).

February

 * 1 – The 10th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen (February 1 – 4).
 * 8 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 8 – 24).

March

 * 30
 * The 34th Vossajazz started at Voss (March 30 – April 1).
 * Snorre Bjerck was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2007.
 * 31 – Berit Opheim performs the commissioned work Ein engel går stilt for Vossajazz 2007.

April

 * 26 – Bergenfest started in Bergen (April 26 – May 1).

May

 * 23
 * The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen (May 23 – June 6).
 * The 35th Nattjazz started in Bergen (May 23 – June 2).

June

 * 14 – Norwegian Wood started in Oslo (June 14 – 17).

July

 * 4 – The 43nd Kongsberg Jazzfestival started in Kongsberg (July 4 – 7).
 * 16
 * The 47th Moldejazz started in Molde (July 16 – 21).
 * Arve Henriksen received the Radka Toneff Memorial Award at Moldejazz opening concert.

August

 * 8 – The 21st Sildajazz started in Haugesund (August 8 – 12).
 * 13 – The 22nd Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo (August 13 – 19).
 * 29 – The 3rd Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (August 29 – September 1).
 * 31 – The 4th Ekkofestival started in Bergen (August 31 – September 1).

September

 * 13 – The DølaJazz started in Lillehammer (September 13 – 16).
 * 28 – The 29th Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival opened in Oslo (September 28 – Oktober 14).

October

 * 11 – The 6th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 11 – 13).
 * 31 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (October 31 – November 4).

November

 * 1 – The 2nd Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (November 1 – 3).

December

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

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 * Eivind Aarset
 * Sonic Codex (Jazzland Recordings)

Deaths

 * July
 * 12 — Robert Burås, guitarist for Madrugada and My Midnight Creeps (born 1975).


 * September
 * 5 — Thomas Hansen, Norwegian musician known as "Saint Thomas", combination of prescribed drugs (born 1976).


 * November
 * 16 — Grethe Kausland, actress and singer, lung cancer (born 1947).