Sigurd Jansen
Sigurd Jansen (born 4 March 1932) is a Norwegian composer, pianist and conductor.[1]
Biography
Sigurd Alf Jansen was born in Horten, in Vestfold county, Norway. He studied classical music at the Norwegian Academy of Music in Oslo. He was a teacher of piano from 1957 to 1962.
Conductor
Internationally, he has served as conductor for his own compositions and arrangements with, among others, the following:
- Malmö Symphony Orchestra
- Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
- BBC Symphony Orchestra
- Metropol Orchestra in the Netherlands
- Danish National Symphony Orchestra
- Symphony Orchestra in Hannover
Sigurd Jansen was the conductor of six Norwegian entries in Eurovision Song Contest between 1979 and 1984.
- Oliver (1979)
- Sámiid Ædnan (1980)
- Aldri i livet (1981)
- Adieu (1982)
- Do Re Mi (1983)
- Lenge Leve Livet (1984)
Films
He wrote the score of these films:
- 1972: Takt og tone i himmelsengen (Danish)
- 1967: Elsk...din næste (Danish)
- 1965: De kalte ham Skarven (Norwegian)
Awards
Jansen has received a number of awards:
- Spellemannprisen (Norwegian Grammy Award) - 1972
- Nordring Award for Best Music Producer - 1973
- Nordring Award for Best Music Arranger - 1975
References
External links
- Biography in Norsk pop- og rockleksikon
- Biography em Mic
- Biography in «all conductors of the eurovision»
Categories:
- 1932 births
- Living people
- Musicians from Horten
- Norwegian classical musicians
- Norwegian male conductors (music)
- NRK people
- Spellemannprisen winners
- Norwegian male classical composers
- 21st-century Norwegian conductors (music)
- 21st-century Norwegian male musicians
- Norwegian musician stubs
- Norwegian music biography stubs
- European conductor (music) stubs
- Norwegian composer stubs