Oskar Ekberg (born 19 February 1977, in
Södertälje
Södertälje ( , ) is a Urban areas in Sweden, city in Stockholm County, Sweden and seat of Södertälje Municipality. It is also a part of Stockholm urban area, Greater Stockholm Metropolitan Area. As of 2020, it has 73,872 inhabitants. Södertà ...
) is a
Swedish
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pianist basically active as a performer at the Swedish concert scene. He has shown particular interest in
Olivier Messiaen
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's and
Johan Helmich Roman
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's music, the latter recorded on Daphne Records. He has also recently recorded the complete piano music of
Elfrida Andrée
Elfrida Andr̩e (19 February 1841 Р11 January 1929), was a Swedish organist, composer, and conductor. She was the sister of Swedish opera singer-soprano Fredrika Stenhammar.
Life and career
Andrée was born on 19 February 1841 in Visby to ...
. Oskar Ekberg is also working as an orchestra pianist in the major orchestras of Sweden. Ekberg teaches at
Ersta Sköndal University College.
External links
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Daphne RecordsAcademus AB2007 Grieg Festival in Stockholm2008 Olivier Messiaen Festival in Stockholm
1977 births
Living people
Swedish classical pianists
Swedish male classical pianists
21st-century Swedish classical pianists
21st-century Swedish male musicians
People from Södertälje
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