2013 in Norwegian music
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at the Gdansk Tindra Kroke concert.
The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2013 in Norwegian music.
January
- 23 Bodø Jazz Open started in Bodø (January 23–27).[1]
- 25
- Nordlysfestivalen started in Tromsø (January 25 – February 2).[2]
- Nils Anders Mortensen (piano) was awarded the Nordlysprisen 2013 at Nordlysfestivalen.[3]
- 31
- The Polarjazz Festival 2013 started in Longyearbyen (January 31 – February 7).[4]
- 31 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (January 31 – February 16).[5]
February
March
- 8 – Narvik Winter Festival started (March 8–17).[6]
- 22 – Vossajazz started in Voss Municipality (March 22–24).[7]
- 23
- Tore Brunborg was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2013 as well as the Buddyprisen 2012 at Vossajazz.[8]
- Stian Carstensen performed the commissioned work Flipp for Vossajazz 2013.[9]
- 27 – Inferno Metal Festival 2014 started in Oslo (March 27–30).[10]
April
- 24 – SoddJazz 2013 started in Inderøy Municipality, Nord-Trøndelag (April 24–28).[11]
May
- 22 Festspillene i Bergen starts (May 22 – June 5)[12]
- 22 Nattjazz starts in Bergen (May 23 – June 1)[13]
June
- 12 – Bergenfest 2013 started in Bergen (June 12–15).[14]
- 13 – Norwegian Wood 2013 started in Oslo (June 13–16).[15]
July
- 3 – Kongsberg Jazzfestival started (July 3 – 6).[16]
- 7 – Lofoten Piano Festival started in Lofoten (July 7–12).[17]
- 15 Moldejazz starts in Molde with Jason Moran as artist in residence (July 15–20).[18]
August
- 1 – The 26th Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (August 1 – 4).[19]
- 12 – Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo (August 12–17).[20]
- 13 – Erlend Skomsvoll was recipient of the Ella-prisen 2013 at the Oslo Jazzfestival.[21]
September
- 5 – Ultima Oslo Contemporary Music Festival 2014 starts in Oslo (September 5–14).[22]
- 6 – Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (September 6–8).[23]
October
- 24 – The 12th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 24–26).[24]
- 25 – The 10th Ekkofestival started in Bergen (October 25 – November 3).[25]
- 29 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (October 29 – November 3).[26]
November
- 13 – The Vardø Blues Festival (Blues i Vintermørket) started (November 13 – 17).[27]
- 21 – The 8th Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (November 21 – 24).[28]
December
- 11 – The Nobel Peace Prize Concert was held at Telenor Arena.[29]
Albums released
January
February
March
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Verden Er Enkel | Honningbarna | Virgin | [30] |
April
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 4 | There's A Hole In The Mountain | Atomic | Losen Records | [31] | |
| 12 | La Notte | Ketil Bjørnstad | ECM Records | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [32] |
| Still Life with Eggplant | Motorpsycho and Reine Fiske | Rune Grammofon | Produced by Bent Sæther | [33] | |
| Map Of The World – Music For Guitar | Gjermund Titlestad | Ponca Jazz Records | [34] |
May
June
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 14 | Melodic Warrior | Terje Rypdal with The Hilliard Ensemble | ECM | Produced by Manfred Eicher | [35] |
| 25 | OWL Trio | Lage Lund, Orlando le Fleming, Will Vinson | Losen | [36] |
July
August
September
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 6 | Ville Ord | Frida Ånnevik | Grappa | Recipient of the Spellemannprisen lyricist award | [37][38] |
| 9 | Duolia | Duplex | NorCD | [39] | |
| Sketches of ... | Duplex | NorCD | [40] | ||
| 11 | Logic | Mopti | Ocean Sound Recordings | [41] | |
| 20 | Russian Dream | Andrea Kvintett | NorCD | [42] | |
| The Forester | Susanna and Ensemble neoN | SusannaSonata | Produced by Deathprod and Susanna | [43] |
October
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Places of Worship | Arve Henriksen | Rune Grammofon | [44] | |
| 8 | We Are All Small Pixels | Pixel | Cuneiform Records | [45] | |
| 18 | NyeSongar.no | Karl Seglem | NorCD | [46] | |
| 25 | New Circle | Geir Lysne | ACT Music | [47] |
November
| Day | Album | Artist | Label | Notes | Ref. |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 29 | Dagane | Daniel Herskedal | NorCD | [48] |
December
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New Artists
- Monica Heldal received the Spellemannprisen award, as 'Best newcomer of the year 2013', for the album Boy From The North and was with that also recipient of the Gramo grant.[49]