Jörgen Dafgård

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Jörgen Dafgård
Born (1964-11-27) 27 November 1964 (age 59)[1]
OccupationComposer
Known forMasterprize International Composing Competition[2]
Notable workVeils for orchestra
Websitehttp://www.jorgendafgard.com/

Jörgen Dafgård (born 27 November 1964 in Gothenburg) is a Swedish composer. He gained international repute in connection with the 2003 Masterprize competition, in which his orchestral work Veils reached the top ten.[2][3] His compositions have been broadcast on NPR and Classic FM (UK) as well as Scandinavian radio stations such as NRK and Sveriges Radio P2.[4][5] Dafgård studied composition with Anders Nilsson and Johan Hammerth and later at the Malmö Music Academy with Hans Gefors, Javier Alvarez, Hans Abrahamsen and Kent Olofsson.[2]

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  1. ^ a b c d Daniels, David; Oertel, David W.; Rahbee, David A. (30 June 2022). Daniels' Orchestral Music. Rowman & Littlefield. p. 216. ISBN 978-1-4422-7521-8. LCCN 2021057083. Dafgård, Jörgen 1964- (b Gothenburg, 27 Nov 1964). Swedish. Caprism (Concerto, Clarinet) <2013>; Eclipse (Concerto, Violin) <2018>; Symphony No. 1 <2003-2004>.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Jörgen Dafgård". Unique International. No. 1. Issuu. 12 July 2014. p. 14. Retrieved 13 August 2021. Jörgen Dafgård (b 1964) works as a freelance composer. In 1999 he received his diploma in composition at the Malmö Academy of Music, where he had studied for (sic.) Hans Gefors, Javier Alvarez, Hans Abrahamsen and Kent Olofsson... ...he had studied composition for (sic.) Anders Nilsson and Johan Hammerth...
  3. ^ "Profile Jörgen Dafgård". gehrmans.se (in Swedish). Retrieved 9 August 2021.
  4. ^ "Amalie Stalheim og det nye cellorepertoaret" [Amalie Stalheim and the new cello repertoire]. radio.nrk.no (in Norwegian). NRK. 25 April 2021. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  5. ^ a b "Tre verk av Jörgen Dafgård med Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester" [Three works by Jörgen Dafgård with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra]. sverigesradio.se (in Swedish). Sveriges Radio P2. 14 November 2014. Retrieved 10 August 2021.
  6. ^ "Snösmältning för piano | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  7. ^ "Veils : for orchestra | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 20 February 2023.
  8. ^ For the sleeping dream sonata, for viola and tape. WorldCat. OCLC 829970125. Retrieved 28 March 2022.
  9. ^ Mailman (July 2005). "Art of Touching the Keyboard". American Record Guide. 68 (4): 279–281. Works by Bunnar Valakare, Daniel Nelson, Jorgen Dafgard, Staffan Mossenmark... ...Jorgen Dafgard's Quartet I is more Bergian.
  10. ^ "Media Artes - forum för nutida konstmusik". mediaartes.net. 5 November 2016. Retrieved 18 February 2023. String Quartet I av Jörgen Dafgård (1993-1998).
  11. ^ "Volo : per orchestra d'archi, 2004/2009 | WorldCat.org". www.worldcat.org. Retrieved 19 February 2023.
  12. ^ "Uruppförande av Jörgen Dafgårds klarinettkonsert" [Premiere of Jörgen Dafgård's clarinet concerto]. news.cision.com (in Swedish). 29 April 2013. Retrieved 15 August 2021.

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