Svante Henryson (born 22 October 1963 in Stockholm, Sweden) is a composer, cellist, bass guitarist and

double bassist The double bass (), also known simply as the bass () (or by other names), is the largest and lowest-pitched bowed (or plucked) string instrument in the modern symphony orchestra (excluding unorthodox additions such as the octobass). Similar ...

, active within

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, classical music, and hard rock.

Biography

Childhood and studies

Svante Henryson grew up in

Umeå Umeå ( , , , locally ; South Westrobothnian: ;). fi, Uumaja; sju, Ubmeje; sma, Upmeje; se, Ubmi) is a city in northeast Sweden. It is the seat of Umeå Municipality and the capital of Västerbotten County. Situated on the Ume River, U ...

in northern Sweden. His father was a Full Professor of Education, and his mother a Director of Studies in English at

Umeå University Umeå University ( sv, Umeå universitet; Ume Sami language, Ume Sami: ) is a public university, public research university located in Umeå, in the mid-northern region of Sweden. The university was founded in 1965 and is the fifth oldest within ...

. At age 12, after falling in love-at-a-distance with a female bassist at a concert, Svante began playing bass guitar in a rock band. Two years later, he switched to

and double bass. A concert with

Stan Getz Stanley Getz (February 2, 1927 – June 6, 1991) was an American jazz saxophonist. Playing primarily the tenor saxophone, Getz was known as "The Sound" because of his warm, lyrical tone, with his prime influence being the wispy, mellow timbre o ...

at the Umeå Jazz Festival made up his mind about becoming a musician. Another life-changing experience was hearing the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra in concert in

Östersund Östersund (; sma, Staare) is an urban area (city) in Jämtland in the middle of Sweden. It is the seat of Östersund Municipality and the capital of Jämtland County. Östersund is located at the shores of Sweden's fifth-largest lake, Storsjön ...

. He left his hometown already at age 14 to study music; two years in

Härnösand Härnösand () is a locality and the seat of Härnösand Municipality in Västernorrland County, Sweden with 17,556 inhabitants in 2010. It is called "the gate to the High Coast" because of the world heritage landscape just a few miles north o ...

, three years at Ingesund College of Music and (later) one year at the

Academy of Performing Arts in Prague The Academy of Performing Arts in Prague ( cs, Akademie múzických umění v Praze, AMU) is a university in the centre of Prague, Czech Republic, specialising in the study of music, dance, drama, film, television and multi-media. It is the larg ...

. He was Principal Double Bass of the World Youth Orchestra 1983 to 1984.

Early professional years

Still in his teens and halfway through music college, he became a member of the

Oslo Philharmonic The Oslo Philharmonic (Oslo-Filharmonien) is a Norwegian symphony orchestra based in Oslo, Norway. The orchestra traces its roots to the Philharmonic Society founded in 1847 and the Christiania Musical Association co-founded by Edvard Grieg in ...

under Mariss Jansons 1983–1986. After making his solo debut with the Oslo Philharmonic in Wanhal's Bass Concerto, he became the orchestra's Assistant Principal Bassist. 1987–1989 he was Principal Bassist of the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra led by Iona Brown. After a drastic change in direction, he became bass guitarist of

Yngwie Malmsteen Yngwie Johan Malmsteen ( ; born Lars Johan Yngve Lannerbäck, 30 June 1963) is a Swedish guitarist. He first became known in the 1980s for his neoclassical playing style in heavy metal, and has released 22 studio albums in a career spanning ov ...

's band 1989–1992. During this period he started playing cello, an instrument on which he is an

autodidact Autodidacticism (also autodidactism) or self-education (also self-learning and self-teaching) is education without the guidance of masters (such as teachers and professors) or institutions (such as schools). Generally, autodidacts are individu ...

. Henrysons first solo album, ''Enkidu'', was released in 1997. He has also been prominently featured on many other albums in a very wide musical area. As a session player he has worked with Ryan Adams,

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and Steve Gadd.

Today

Svante Henryson is a composer of

orchestral music An orchestra (; ) is a large instrumental ensemble typical of classical music, which combines instruments from different families. There are typically four main sections of instruments: * bowed string instruments, such as the violin, viola, c ...

, as well as

choral music A choir ( ; also known as a chorale or chorus) is a musical ensemble of singers. Choral music, in turn, is the music written specifically for such an ensemble to perform. Choirs may perform music from the classical music repertoire, which ...

and

chamber music Chamber music is a form of classical music that is composed for a small group of instruments—traditionally a group that could fit in a palace chamber or a large room. Most broadly, it includes any art music that is performed by a small num ...

. His "Electric Bass Concerto", composed in 2007, introduces the bass guitar in a new role as a classical solo instrument.

and Henryson collaborated as songwriters on the album "

For the Stars ''For the Stars'' is a 2001 album by classically trained Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter and Elvis Costello. Track listing # "No Wonder" (3:37) (Elvis Costello) # "Baby Plays Around" (3:13) (Cait O'Riordan, Declan MacManus) # "Go Lea ...

". Svante Henryson is an

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recording artist, performing in various formations with

Jon Balke Jon Georg Balke (born 7 June 1955) is a Norwegian jazz pianist who leads the Magnetic North Orchestra. He is the younger brother of saxophonist Erik Balke. Career Balke started playing classical piano but switched to blues at 12, though he ...

, Ketil Bjørnstad, Wolfgang Muthspiel,

Marilyn Mazur Marilyn Mazur (born January 18, 1955) is an American-born Danish percussionist. Since 1975, she has worked as a percussionist with various groups, among them Six Winds with Alex Riel. Mazur is primarily an autodidact, but she has a degree in ...

, Arve Henriksen, Trygve Seim, Anders Jormin,

Terje Rypdal Terje Rypdal (born 23 August 1947) is a Norwegian guitarist and composer. He has been an important member in the Norwegian jazz community, and has also given show concerts with guitarists Ronni Le Tekrø and Mads Eriksen as "N3". Career Rypdal ...

and

Palle Mikkelborg Palle Mikkelborg (born 6 March 1941) is a Danish jazz trumpet player, composer, arranger and record producer. He is self-taught on the trumpet, although he studied conducting at the Royal Music Conservatory in Copenhagen. He became a professio ...

. He also performs in chamber music duos and trios with Roland Pöntinen,

Martin Fröst Martin Fröst (born 14 December 1970) is a Swedish clarinetist and conductor. He is principal conductor of the Swedish Chamber Orchestra. He is also a developer of multimedia projects with music, choreography and light design, in which he app ...

Anne Sofie von Otter Anne Sofie von Otter (born 9 May 1955) is a Swedish mezzo-soprano. Her repertoire encompasses lieder, operas, oratorios and also rock and pop songs. Early life Von Otter was born in Stockholm, Sweden. Her father was Göran von Otter, a Swe ...

and Bengt Forsberg. Svante has been the Musical Director of Asian, American and European tours with

. Svante Henryson was Northern Norway's Landsdelsmusikernes Artist-in-Residence 2010–2012, composing and performing with the

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community. He is currently artistic director of the

Chamber Music Festival. Svante Henryson is a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.

Awards

The

Royal Swedish Academy of Music The Royal Swedish Academy of Music ( sv, Kungliga Musikaliska Akademien), founded in 1771 by King Gustav III, is one of the Royal Academies in Sweden. At the time of its foundation, only one of its co-founder was a professional musician, Fer ...

International Studies Scholarship 1983

Spellemannprisen Spellemannprisen, often referred to as the Norwegian Grammy Awards in English, is a Norwegian music award presented to Norwegian musicians. The award was established by the International Federation of the Phonographic Industry (IFPI), an organizati ...

1984 for

Tchaikovsky Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky , group=n ( ; 7 May 1840 – 6 November 1893) was a Russian composer of the Romantic period. He was the first Russian composer whose music would make a lasting impression internationally. He wrote some of the most pop ...

Symphony No. 5 (with the

)

1987 for

Shostakovich Dmitri Dmitriyevich Shostakovich, , group=n (9 August 1975) was a Soviet-era Russian composer and pianist who became internationally known after the premiere of his First Symphony in 1926 and was regarded throughout his life as a major compo ...

Symphony No. 5 (with the

)

1988 for Britten/

Mozart Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (27 January 17565 December 1791), baptised as Joannes Chrysostomus Wolfgangus Theophilus Mozart, was a prolific and influential composer of the Classical period. Despite his short life, his rapid pace of composition r ...

(with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra)

1988 Spellemann of the Year (with the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra) Rikskonserter Sweden, the Lansering '90 Prize in 1990. The 1997 Nordkraft Prize for jazz soloists. Chamber Music Piece of the Year in 2010 for ''Sonata for Solo Violin'' awarded by the Swedish Music Publishers' Association. Jazz Musician of the Year ("Jazzkatten") by the Swedish Radio in 2014. Henryson was awarded the

Nordic Council Music Prize The Nordic Council Music Prize is awarded annually by NOMUS, the Nordic Music Committee. Every two years it is awarded for a work by a living composer. In the intervening years it is awarded to a performing musician or ensemble. The Nordic ...

in 2015.

Works

(selected)

Orchestral

*''Symphony no.1'' for orchestra (1993) *''Legatissimo'' for cello and orchestra (first performance 1996) *''Songs from the Milky Way'' concerto for cello and orchestra (1997) *''Memento'' for cello and string orchestra (2003) *''Electric Bass Concerto no. 1'' for bass guitar and orchestra (2007) *''Vinterfest'' concert overture for orchestra (2007)Financial Times, February 19, 2008 "Wonderland in dead of winter" *''Symphony no.2 - Sinfonia Concertante'' for orchestra (2009) *''Cello Concerto nr. 2'' for cello and orchestra (2010) *''Amorphicon'' for steel pans, electric cello and string orchestra (2011) *''Electric Bass Concerto no. 2 "Ghostnotes"'' for fretless bass guitar and symphonic wind ensemble (2015) *''I dreamt of a Bach Cello Concerto'' for cello, strings and basso continuo (2019) *''Five Timepieces'' for jazz cello and string orchestra (2019) *''From Nowhere'' for orchestra (2020)

Choral

*''Eyes of a Child'' for five voices a cappella (1999) *''Himlar av Djupaste Glädje'' for soprano, mixed choir and piano (2007) *''Enfaldiga Ren'' for soprano, mezzo, alto, mixed choir, string octet, guitar and six-handed piano (2009) *''DoReMi SaReGa'' for cello, men's choir and jazz trio (2009) *''Lämmeln och vråken'' for female choir, accordion and cello (2010) *''Vidderna Inom Mig'' for cello, mixed choir, children's choir and chamber orchestra (2011)

Chamber music

*''Vintermusik'' for soprano, tenor, narrator, clarinet, bassoon, violin, double bass and percussion (1980) *''Slussen (the Sluice)'' for cello and city sounds (1994) *''Suite Off Pist'' for soprano saxophone and cello (1996, 2019) *''Colors in D (Black Run-Green-Blues Chaconne'') for solo cello (2001-1996-2008) *''π (pi)'' for violin, cello and drum set (2006) *''Sarabande Metamorphose'' for cello and piano (2007) *''Allegro Moderato'' for clarinet, cello and piano (2007) *''Quartet for Violin, Viola and Two Celli'' (2007) *''Eckency'' for cello and piano (2008) *''Sonata for Solo Violin'' (2009) *''Narvik 9'' for flute, clarinet, bassoon, string quartet, hammerclavier and bass guitar (2012) *''3X3'' for violin, cello and guitar (2012) *''Rain'' for cello and piano (2013) *''Fragments'' for violin and cello (2013) *''Desperate Love Songs'' for mezzo, cello and guitar (2013) *''Mon Lean Duhat Jagi - music for a Sami theatre play'' for flute, clarinet, string quartet, piano and percussion (2014) *''Eurydice and Her Underground Dance Routines'' for soprano saxophone, violin, piano, electric bass and drum set (2014) *''Mastodonic Recital'' for narrator, tenor saxophone, piano, electric bass and drum set (2015) *''Mirrors of Absence'' 24 songs for mezzo and piano (2016) *''First Movement'' for piano trio (2017) *''String Quartet no. 1'' (2018) *''Two Pieces'' for cello and guitar (2019) *''Rakesong'' for cello and piano (2019) *''Light Touches'' for cello and double bass (2020) *''Mattagit'' for yoik and four double basses (2021) *''Crux'' for soprano saxophone (2021) *''String Quartet no. 2'' (2022)

Discography

(selected) * Norwegian Chamber Orchestra/ Iona Brown – ''Mozart/Britten/Tchaikovsky'' (recorded in 1988) ''double bass'' * Norwegian Chamber Orchestra/ Iona Brown – ''Mozart'' (1988) ''double bass'' *

– ''

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'' (1990) ''bass guitar, double bass'' *

– '' Fire & Ice'' (1991) ''bass guitar, double bass, cello'' * Norwegian Chamber Orchestra/ Iona Brown – ''Britten'' (1991) ''double bass, cello'' *Glory – ''Crisis vs crisis'' (1994) ''bass guitar, double bass, cello'' * Uno Svenningsson – ''Under ytan'' (1994) ''cello'' *Thomas Jäderlund – ''Amazing Orchestra'' (1994) ''cello, composer'' *Erik Weissglas – ''Stoneheater'' (1994) ''composer, bass guitar, double bass, cello'' * Ted Gärdestad – '' Äntligen på väg'' (1994) ''bass guitar'' * Kee Marcello – '' Shine on'' (1995) ''bass guitar, double bass'' * Lion's Share – ''Fall From Grace'' (2000) ''cello'' *

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– ''Live and learn'' (1995) ''bass guitar'' * Joey Tempest – '' A place to call home'' (1995) ''bass guitar'' *

Mikael Samuelson Mikael Gustaf Lennart Samuelson (born 9 March 1951) is a Swedish people, Swedish baritone opera singer, actor, and composer. Samuelson, born in Njutånger in Hälsingland, central Sweden, is the son of the musician and music arranger . Mikael ...

– ''Midvinter'' (1996) ''composer, cello, celtar'' *Svante Henryson – ''

Enkidu Enkidu ( sux, ''EN.KI.DU10'') was a legendary figure in Mesopotamian mythology, ancient Mesopotamian mythology, wartime comrade and friend of Gilgamesh, king of Uruk. Their exploits were composed in Sumerian language, Sumerian poems and in t ...

'' (1997) ''composer, cello, celtar, double bass'' *

– ''Home for Christmas'' (1999) ''arranger, cello, celtar, double bass'' *

– ''

'' (2000) ''composer, cello, double bass, bass guitar'' *Svante Henryson, Daniel Nelson, Fredrik Högberg – ''21st Century Swedish Composers'' (2001) ''composer, cello'' *

's Magnetic North Orchestra – ''Kyanos'' (2001) ''cello, composer'' * Ryan Adams – ''

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'' (2002) ''cello'' * Ketil Bjørnstad – ''Seafarer's Song'' (2003) ''cello'' *Morten Halle Trio – ''Ten Easy Pieces'' (2004) ''cello'' *Krister Jonsson Trio + Svante Henryson – ''Waiting For Atonesjka'' (2004) ''cello, composer'' *Musik för Trio – ''Music for Trio'' (2007) ''composer, double bass, cello'' *Kristin Asbjørnsen – ''The Night Shines Like the Day'' (2008) ''cello, bass guitar'' *Wihk/Henryson/ Gadd – ''Same Tree Different Fruit'' (2009) ''bass guitar, double bass'' * Ketil Bjørnstad – ''Hvalenes sang'' (2009) ''cello'' *Mats Bergström – ''Electric Counterpoint'' (2010) ''bass guitar'' * Ketil Bjørnstad & Svante Henryson – '' Night Song'' (2011) ''cello, composer'' * Arve Henriksen - '' The Nature Of Connections'' (2012) ''cello, composer'' *Krister Jonsson Deluxe - ''Truckload'' (2013) ''cello'' *Terje Isungset - ''Meditations'' (2013) ''ice cello'' * Wolfgang Muthspiel – ''Vienna World'' (2013) ''cello'' * The Real Group – ''Three Decades of Vocal Music'' (2013) ''composer'' *Katarina & Svante Henryson - ''High, Low or In Between'' (2014) ''cello, composer'' *Hélène Collerette – ''Norigine'' - works for Solo Violin (2015) ''composer'' * Trygve Seim - ''Rumi Songs'' (2015) ''cello'' *Weissglas-Henryson-Backenroth-Ekberg - ''Seven Songs from the 70s'' (2018) ''cello'' *Svante Henryson – ''Frånvarons speglar/Mirrors of absence'' - 24 songs (2019) ''composer''

References

External links

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Official web page
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