Mats Johan Bergström (7 March 1961) is a Swedish guitarist and composer principally focused in the genre of chamber music.[1]
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| Background information | |
| Birth name | Mats Johan Bergström |
| Born | 7 March 1961 Gävle, Sweden |
| Genres | Chamber music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument | guitar |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Labels | Naxos |
| Website | www |
Borne in Gävle, Sweden, he received his MFA from the Royal College of Music, Stockholm in 1982, and did post-graduate study at the Juilliard School, 1990–92.[1] He made his debut in 1983 at Wigmore Hall in London and has since been a freelance soloist, accompanist and ensemble musician.
Bergström has collaborated with such artists as Mikael Samuelson, Steve Reich,[2] Edda Magnason, Göran Söllscher,[3] and Malena Ernman,[4] among others. He played acoustic guitar on the Douce France album of Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, which won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album.[5]
Recognition
edit- 1993 – Fred Åkerström grant (with Mikael Samuelson)
- 2006 – Member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music
- 2011 – Litteris et Artibus[6]
References
edit- ^ a b Bergström, Mats. "Biography". Mats Bergström Guitar. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Hosken, Thom (2013). "Reich Re-writes Radiohead". FLUX. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ "Unikt mästarmöte med Göran Söllscher och Mats Bergström". MyNewsDesk (in Swedish). 17 April 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "My Love - BIS: BISNLCD5020". Presto Classical. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
- ^ Yahr, Emily; Ramanathan, Lavanya (8 February 2015). "Grammys 2015: Sam Smith is biggest winner, Beck scores major surprise, Kanye pulls a Kanye; Complete winners list". The Washington Post. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
- ^ "Mats Bergström". Sveriges Kungahus. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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