2006 in Norwegian music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 2006 in Norwegian music.

Events

January

• 13 – The very first Ice Music Festival Festival started in Geilo, Norway (January 13–15).
• 26 – The 9th Polarjazz Festival started in Longyearbyen, Svalbard (January 26–28).

February

• 2 – Kristiansund Opera Festival opened (February 2–18).

March

April

• 7
• The 33rd Vossajazz started at Vossavangen (April 7 – 9).
• Yngve Moe was awarded Vossajazzprisen 2006.
• 8 – Trygve Seim performs the commissioned work Reiser for Vossajazz 2006.
• 28 – Bergenfest started in Bergen (April 28 – May 6).

May

• 24
• The start of Bergen International Music Festival Festspillene i Bergen (May 24 – June 5).
• The 34th Nattjazz started in Bergen (May 24 – June 3).

June

• 14 – Norwegian Wood started in Oslo (June 14 – 18).

July

• 17 – The 46th Moldejazz started in Molde (July 17 – 22).

August

• 3 – The 19th Notodden Blues Festival started in Notodden (August 3 – 6).
• 9 – The 20th Sildajazz started in Haugesund (August 9 – 13).
• 13 – The 21st Oslo Jazzfestival started in Oslo (August 13 – 19).
• 24 – The 2nd Punktfestivalen started in Kristiansand (August 24–26).

September

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

October

• 11 – The 5th Insomnia Festival started in Tromsø (October 11 – 14).
• 31 – The Oslo World Music Festival started in Oslo (October 31 – November 5).

November

• 8 – The 1st Barents Jazz, Tromsø International Jazz Festival started (November 8 – 12).

December

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

Albums released

February

Unknown date

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Karin Krog

• Together Again (Grappa Music), with Steve Kuhn

Deaths

January

• 23 – Olga Marie Mikalsen, singer (born 1915).

March

• 13 – Arne Dørumsgaard (84), composer and poet (born 1921).

September

• 3
• Eva Knardahl, classical pianist (born 1927).
• Lasse Myrvold (53), musician (born 1953).
• 4 – Ingrid Bjoner, opera singer (born 1927).
• 28 – Jan Werner Danielsen, singer (born 1976).

December

• 24 — Kenneth Sivertsen, composer and guitarist (born 1961).

Births

January

• 10 – Angelina Jordan, jazz singer.

See also

• 2006 in Norway
• Music of Norway
• Norway in the Eurovision Song Contest 2006
• 2006 in Swiss music

References