Stefan Parkman (born 22 June 1952, in
Uppsala
Uppsala ( ; ; archaically spelled ''Upsala'') is the capital of Uppsala County and the List of urban areas in Sweden by population, fourth-largest city in Sweden, after Stockholm, Gothenburg, and Malmö. It had 177,074 inhabitants in 2019.
Loc ...
) is a
Swedish conductor. He is a professor at
Uppsala University
Uppsala University (UU) () is a public university, public research university in Uppsala, Sweden. Founded in 1477, it is the List of universities in Sweden, oldest university in Sweden and the Nordic countries still in operation.
Initially fou ...
, where he holds the
Eric Ericson chair of choral conducting.
From 2002 to 2005, Parkman was the head conductor of the
Swedish Radio Choir, and he has also been the conductor of the
Danish Radio Choir and the
Boys' Choir of Uppsala Cathedral. Since 1983, he has been the leader of
Uppsala Akademiska Kammarkör.
Parkman was awarded the Danish
Order of the Dannebrog
The Order of the Dannebrog () is a Denmark, Danish order of chivalry instituted in 1671 by Christian V of Denmark, Christian V. Until 1808, membership in the Order was limited to fifty members of noble or royal rank, who formed a single cla ...
in 1997. In 1998, he was elected a member of the
Royal Swedish Academy of Music
The Royal Swedish Academy of Music (), founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic countries, Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in ...
.
Members of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music
, retrieved 20 December 2010
References
1952 births
Living people
Musicians from Uppsala
Swedish choral conductors
Swedish male conductors (music)
21st-century Swedish conductors (music)
21st-century Swedish male musicians
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