The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Nordic music in 2002.
Events
- 6 February â Magnus Lindberg's Parada receives its world première a t The Anvil, Basingstoke, with the Philharmonia Orchestra conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen, to whom the work is dedicated.
- 22 March â The Vossajazz festival opens in Norway. Thomas T. Dahl is awarded the Vossajazzprisen.
- 25 May â Denmark's competitor, one of the favourites to win, finishes last in Eurovision Song Contest, with only 7 points. Sweden is the top-placed of the Scandinavian countries, finishing 8th, and Finland finish 20th.
- 11 September â Marie Fredriksson of Roxette is injured after collapsing at home, leading to the discovery of a brain tumour.
- 4 October â Frederik Magle's latest work, DÃÂ¥bens Pagt (Pact of the Baptism) is premiered at the christening of Prince Felix of Denmark.
- 11 December â The Nobel Peace Prize Concert is held at the Oslo Spektrum. Performers include A-ha, Willie Nelson and Laura Pausini.
- unknown date â Finnish cellist Susanna Mälkki becomes the first female Chief Conductor of Norway's Stavanger Symphony Orchestra.
Classical works
Film/TV scores
Popular music
Eurovision Song Contest
Births
Deaths
- 2 January â Armi Aavikko, Finnish pop singer and beauty queen (born 1958)
- 17 January â Eddie Meduza, Swedish rockabilly musician and songwriter (born 1948; heart attack)
- 1 February â Sigurd Berge, Norwegian composer (born 1929).
- 19 March
- Erkki Salmenhaara, Finnish composer and musicologist (born 1941)
- Egil Storbekken, Norwegian folk musician, flautist, and composer (born 1911)
- 6 May â Bjørn Johansen, Norwegian saxophonist (born 1940)
- 6 June â Yat Malmgren, Swedish dancer (born 1916)
- 7 June â Signe Hasso, Swedish actress, writer and composer, translator of Swedish folk songs (born 1915)
- 18 June â Stein Ove Berg, Norwegian singer and songwriter (born 1948)
- 23 October â Nathan Görling, Swedish film score composer (born 1905)
- 22 November â Arne Mellnäs, Swedish composer (born 1933)
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