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2011 In Scandinavian Music
The following is a list of notable events and releases that happened in Scandinavian music in 2011. Events *26 January – Norway's inaugural Bodø Jazz Open opens in Bodø, running until 29 January. *28 January – Marit Sandvik receives the Nordlysprisen award, given to a contributor to the music of Northern Norway. *28 February – Swedish duo Roxette launches its 55-date " Charm School World Tour", part of "The Neverending World Tour" in Kazan, Russia, in front of 8,000 people. *6 April – It is reported that keyboardist Per Wiberg has left the band Opeth. *16 April – During Norway's Vossajazz festival: ** Mari Kvien Brunvoll receives the Vossajazzprisen for 2011. ** Mathias Eick performs the commissioned work ''Voss''. *9 June – '' Rockland the Opera'', an opera by Finland's Jukka Linkola, is premièred at the Nivala Ice Arena. *17 June – The 28th Stockholm Jazz Festival opens in Stockholm, Sweden, lasting until 19 June *17 June – Finnish singer Tarja Turunen p ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
26 January
Events Pre-1600 * 661 – The Rashidun Caliphate is effectively ended with the assassination of Ali, the last caliph. *1531 – The 6.4–7.1 Lisbon earthquake kills about thirty thousand people. * 1564 – The Council of Trent establishes an official distinction between Roman Catholicism and Protestantism. * 1564 – The Grand Duchy of Lithuania defeats the Tsardom of Russia in the Battle of Ula during the Livonian War. 1601–1900 * 1699 – For the first time, the Ottoman Empire permanently cedes territory to the Christian powers. *1700 – The 8.7–9.2 Cascadia earthquake takes place off the west coast of North America, as evidenced by Japanese records. *1765 – A British naval expedition arrives at and names Port Egmont in the Falkland Islands, founding a settlement there eight days later. (Arrival was 15 January 1765 O.S.) *1788 – The British First Fleet, led by Arthur Phillip, sails into Port Jackson (Sydney Harbour) to estab ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |