About Jan Risberg
Born 1953. Jan Risberg is a Swedish conductor.
Jan Risberg (born 5 April 1953) is a Swedish Grammis-awarded conductor, oboist and composer. Risberg has worked with several major orchestras including Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, Malmö Symfoniorkester, Helsingborgs symfoniorkester, and Norrköpings Symfoniorkester. He is also the leader and conductor of the contemporary chamber ensemble Sonanza. He is one of the most prominent conductors within contemporary music in Sweden which has resulted in over 50 world premieres of pieces by composers such as Georg Riedel and Benjamin Staern.
In 2010, Risberg and Sonanza won the Grammis award in the category "best classical" album.
As oboist, Risberg has been playing with orchestras such as Kungliga Filharmoniska Orkestern, Stockholms BlÄsarsymfoniker and musicians like the Swedish guitar virtuoso Göran Söllscher. Risberg also appeared as a guest musician on Voulez-Vous, the sixth studio album by Swedish pop group ABBA.
Risberg is also conductor and teacher of the music programme at Södra Latin and Royal College of Music, Stockholm.
Compositions Improvata Divertimento LovsÄngen som inte kan tystna Cristall 5 Intermezzi Fylgia KlÀdnaden Tales Shadows
Pieces with world-premiere conducted by Risberg
with Sonanza Tidslinje / Henrik Strindberg Divertimento / Anders Nilsson Fantasia över ett ackord av B.A. Zimmermann / Benjamin Staern Rondo / Thomas Jennefelt Moonwalker / Mirjam Tally Le cimetiĂšre marin II / Äuro ĆœivkoviÄ In su / Martin B Svensson Ankh / Fredrik Hedelin Mad cow Donalds : kammaropera / Jonas Klingborg Ett portrĂ€tt = A portrait / Daniel Börtz Frameworks : a furore norrmannorum libera nos Domine / S Patric Simmerud Bilder / Henrik Strindberg Le cimetiĂšre marin / Äuro ĆœivkoviÄ Gilded splinters / Mattias Lysell DĂ©ja-vu â over and over again / PĂ€r Frid Nattens djupa violoncell / Benjamin Staern Con-Sonanza / Cristian Marina Deklaranterna / Magnus Bunnskog Musik till en katedralbyggare = Music to a cathedral-builder / Thomas Jennefelt
With Södra Latins Chamber choir En mans vĂ€g hos en ung kvinna / Henrik Strindberg Faseliga drömmar / Kristofer Lundin The Life You Can Save / Gustav Alexandrie Lyte / Gustav Alexandrie Genom luft och brus / Benjamin Staern Womb / Robin Rolfhamre L'arm â sĂ„nger utan ord / David Lennartsson Go cycle / PĂ€r Frid
with others
People's voice : kammaropera / Malin BĂ„ng Springtime / Björn Sikström Ur en dalglaciĂ€r / Hans Höglund En liten ljusglimt = A small gleam of light / Hardi Kurda Fanfare for wind orchestra / Lennart Westman Den sovande staden / Georg Riedel A et B â Machaut reveries / Magnus Bunnskog Lines for Jenny / Adrian Knight Ethnical paraphrases / Moris Cengic Konsert Guitar concerto / Johannes Jansson S:t Sebastians blick : kammaropera / Magnus Bunnskog Tystnad : Kantat / Werner Wolf Glaser Six inter, ludes / Sven-David Sandström Liquidations / Martin B Svensson
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Who is Jan Risberg?
Swedish conductor
When was Jan Risberg born?
Jan Risberg was born on 5 April 1953 in Algutsboda parish.
What is Jan Risberg's occupation?
Jan Risberg is a conductor.
What nationality is Jan Risberg?
Jan Risberg is Swedish.
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