2010 in Norwegian music



The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2010 in Norwegian music.

January

 * 29
 * Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 29 – February 6).
 * Bodvar Moe (bass) was awarded the Nordlysprisen 2010 at Nordlysfestivalen.

February

 * 3 – The Polarjazz Festival 2010 started in Longyearbyen (February 3–7).
 * 4 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 4–20).

March

 * 26 Vossajazz started in Voss (April 26–28).
 * 27 Stein Urheim was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2010.
 * 27 Karin Krog and John Surman performs the commissioned work Songs about this and that for Vossajazz 2010.

April

 * 28
 * Bergenfest 2010 started in Bergen (April 28 – May 1).
 * SoddJazz 2010 started in Inderøy, Nord-Trøndelag (April 28 – May 2).

May

 * 26
 * The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen 2010 (May 26 – June 7).
 * Nattjazz 2010 started in Bergen (May 26 – June 5).
 * 29 – Eurovision Song Contest 2010 was held at Telenor Arena, Bærum. The two semi finals took place on 25 and 27 May. The 2010 winner was Germany.

June

 * 10 – Norwegian Wood 2010 started in Oslo, Norway (June 10 – 13).

July

 * 19 – Moldejazz started in Molde (July 19–24).

August

 * 11 – Sildajazz starts in Haugesund (August 11–15).
 * 16 – Oslo Jazzfestival started (August 16 – 22).

September

 * 2 – Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (September 2–4).

October

 * 15
 * The Ekkofestival started in Bergen (October 15 – 23).
 * The Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 15 – 24).

November

 * 2 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 2 – 7).
 * 11 – The 5th Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (November 11 – 14).

December

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

January

 * 11 – I.S. by Tore Johansen featuring Steve Swallow (Inner Ear).
 * 18 – Heavy Metal Fruit by Motorpsycho (Stickman Records, Rune Grammofon).

March

 * 1 – Just What the World Needs by Mads Eriksen (MTG Music).

April

 * 16 – Crime Scene by Terje Rypdal & Bergen Big Band (ECM Records).
 * 19 – Live Extracts by Eivind Aarset's Sonic Codex Orchestra (ECM Records).

July

 * 6 – Kvelertak by Kvelertak

September

 * 20 – Jan Garbarek and The Hilliard Ensemble: Officium Novum (ECM Records)

October

 * 19 – Norwegian Song 3 by Dag Arnesen (Losen Records)

November

 * 1 – Synlige Hjerteslag by Frida Ånnevik

December

 * 16 – License To Chill by keyboardist Haakon Graf with Per Mathisen and Erik Smith (Nordic Records).

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A
 * Atomic – Theater Tilters Vol 1.
 * Atomic – Theater Tilters Vol 2.

E
 * Eple Trio – In The Clearing / In The Cavern.

H
 * Daniel Herskedal – City Stories.

New Artists

 * Kvelertak received the Spellemannprisen award, as 'Best newcomer of the year 2010', for the album Kvelertak and was with that also recipient of the Gramo grant.
 * Ferner/Juliusson was awarded the 2010 JazzIntro at the Moldejazz, Luly 21, 2010.

Deaths

 * January
 * 26 – Dag Frøland, comedian, singer and variety artist (born 1945).


 * February
 * 10 – Kjell Solem, pop musician (born 1950)


 * March
 * 4 – Amalie Christie, classical pianist (born 1913).


 * April
 * 21 – Gustav Lorentzen, folk singer and entertainer in Knutsen & Ludvigsen, Cardiac arrest (born 1947).


 * May
 * 30 – Kristian Bergheim, jazz saxophonist (born 1926).


 * June
 * 5 – Arne Nordheim, contemporary classical experimental composer (born 1931).


 * July
 * 15 – Knut Stensholm, rock drummer, Sambandet (born 1954).
 * 23 – Willy Bakken, guitarist and popular culture writer (born 1951).


 * September
 * 14 – Alf Kjellman, jazz saxophonist (born 1938).


 * October
 * 5 – Jack Berntsen, philologist, songwriter and folk singer (born 1940).