Nordic Council Music Prize to Svante Henryson

He was handed the Northern Lights statuette and DKK 350,000 prize by last year’s winner, Simon Steen-Anderson.

The Adjudication Committee wrote:

“The Swedish cellist, bass player and composer Svante Henryson has applied his unique creativity and virtuosity to a range of genres during what has been a fascinating and varied career. He started out playing double bass in the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, went on to play bass in Yngwie Malmsteen’s rock band and then embarked on a highly personal exploration of classical cello music. Although now just as much a composer as a musician – with an output encompassing everything from works based on Sámi poetry from the North of Norway to solo violin sonatas – Henryson and his three instruments remain in great demand among the cognoscenti on the jazz and classical scenes.” 

Read more about Svante Henryson on the Nordic Council Music Prize website

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