2009 in Norwegian music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2009 in Norwegian music.
January
- 23
- Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 23 – 31).[1]
- Marianne Beate Kielland (mezzo-soprano) was awarded the Nordlysprisen 2009 at Nordlysfestivalen.[2]
February
- 4 – The Polarjazz Festival 2009 started in Longyearbyen (February 4–8).[3]
- 5 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 5 – 21).[4]
March
- 10 – Varg Vikernes was released on parole having served almost 16 years of a 21 years (life) sentence for the murder of Mayhem guitarist Euronymous.[5]
- 18
- Vossajazz started in Voss Municipality (March 18–20).[6]
- Kjetil Møster was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2009.[7]
- 19 – Solveig Slettahjell performs the commissioned work Tarpan Seasons for Vossajazz 2009.[8]
April
- 22 – SoddJazz 2009 started in Inderø Municipalityy, Nord-Trøndelag (April 22 – 26).[9]
- 28 – Bergenfest 2009 started in Bergen (April 28 – May 3).[10]
May
- 16 – Alexander Rybak won the Eurovision Song Contest 2009 with his song "Fairytale" in Moscow, giving Norway its third victory. Within a couple of days, the song reaches the top ten in charts in most of Europe, including a No. 10 entry in the UK Singles Chart.
- 20
- The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen 2009 (May 20 – June 4).[11]
- Nattjazz 2010 started in Bergen (May 26 – 30).[12]
June
- 11 – Norwegian Wood 2009 started in Oslo, Norway (June 11 – 14).[13]
- 18 – The Norwegian Arctic Philharmonic Orchestra, Nordnorsk Opera og Symfoniorkester, was founded in Tromsø.[14]
July
- 13 – Moldejazz started in Molde (July 13 – 18).[15]
- 30 – The 22nd Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (July 30 – August 2).[16]
August
- 9 – Oslo Jazzfestival started (August 9 – 15).[17]
- 12 – Sildajazz starts in Haugesund (August 12 – 16).[18]
September
- 2 – The 5th Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (September 2 – 5).[19]
- 24 – The 6th Ekkofestival started in Bergen (September 24 – 26).[20]
October
- 22 – The 8th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 22 – 24).[21]
November
- 3 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (November 3 – 8).[22]
- 12 – The 4th Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (November 12 – 14).[23]
December
- 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.[24]
Albums released
January
February
March
April
- 16 – Remembrance by Ketil Bjørnstad (ECM Records)[25]
May
June
July
August
September
October
November
December
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