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| Henrik Strindberg | |
|---|---|
| Name | Henrik Strindberg |
| Birth date | 1954 |
| Birth place | Umeå, Sweden |
| Occupation | Composer, musician, educator |
| Nationality | Swedish |
Henrik Strindberg is a Swedish composer and saxophonist noted for his work in contemporary classical music, improvised music, and electroacoustic composition. He has been active in the Scandinavian music scene since the late 1970s, contributing compositions for chamber ensembles, orchestras, soloists, and mixed media, and performing with a range of European ensembles and festivals.
Strindberg was born in Umeå and raised during a period of cultural activity in northern Sweden associated with institutions such as the University of Umeå and the Folkoperan network. He studied composition and saxophone with teachers connected to conservatories and academies including the Royal College of Music in Stockholm and institutions linked to the Sibelius Academy and the Koninklijke Muziek Conservatorium. During his formative years he encountered figures and institutions like the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra, the Malmö Academy of Music, the Norwegian Academy of Music, the Royal Danish Academy of Music, and the Janáček Academy, as well as festivals such as the Stockholm Music Festival, Lucerne Festival, and Royaumont.
Strindberg’s career spans performances and commissions involving ensembles and organizations such as the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Malmö Symphony Orchestra, NorrlandsOperan, Ensemble Modern, ICE (International Contemporary Ensemble), Klangforum Wien, Swedish Radio Choir, and the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. He has appeared at contemporary music festivals and venues including Huddersfield Contemporary Music Festival, Gaudeamus Muziekweek, BBC Proms, Donaueschingen Festival, Venice Biennale, Warsaw Autumn, and Hudiksvall. His international engagements have involved collaborations with soloists and conductors associated with the Berlin Philharmonic, London Symphony Orchestra, Orchestre de Paris, Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, and Gothenburg Wind Orchestra.
Strindberg’s compositional approach draws on traditions and innovations linked to figures and movements such as Igor Stravinsky, Arnold Schoenberg, Anton Webern, Pierre Boulez, Karlheinz Stockhausen, György Ligeti, John Cage, Morton Feldman, Luigi Nono, and Henri Dutilleux. He integrates techniques associated with serialism, spectralism, aleatoric procedures heard in works by Pierre Boulez and Earle Brown, and electroacoustic methods connected with IRCAM, EMS Stockholm, and Studio Acusticum. His aesthetic resonates with the chamber music practices of the Arditti Quartet, the improvisational ethos of Derek Bailey and Evan Parker, and the minimalism associated with Steve Reich and Philip Glass, while engaging with Scandinavian contemporaries such as Arne Nordheim, Per Nørgård, and Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen.
Notable compositions and recordings by Strindberg have been issued on labels and platforms connected to Swedish Radio, BIS Records, ECM Records, Caprice Records, Da Capo, Mode Records, and Phono Suecia. His catalog includes chamber cycles performed by the Arditti Quartet, saxophone concertos featuring soloists linked to the Royal Danish Opera, orchestral pieces premiered by the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and the Norrköping Symphony Orchestra, and electroacoustic works presented at IRCAM and EMS Stockholm. Recordings of his works have been programmed alongside pieces by Béla Bartók, Dmitri Shostakovich, Jean Sibelius, Antonín Dvořák, and Arvo Pärt in festival compilations and national broadcasts by Sveriges Radio, BBC Radio 3, NRK, Yle, and Radio France.
Throughout his career Strindberg has collaborated with chamber groups and ensembles such as the Stockholm Saxophone Quartet, KammarensembleN, Swedish Radio Choir, Ensemble InterContemporain, Ensemble Sospeso, Ensemble recherche, NMH ensembles, and contemporary improvisers associated with Kitchen, Vortex, and Café OTO. He has worked with conductors, soloists, and composers connected to institutions like the Royal Swedish Opera, GöteborgsOperan, La Monnaie, Deutsche Oper Berlin, Concertgebouw, and Wiener Konzerthaus, and participated in projects alongside artists tied to ECM, BIS, and DaCapo.
Strindberg’s work has been acknowledged by organizations and awards including the Swedish Arts Grants Committee, the Royal Swedish Academy of Music, the Nordic Council Music Prize, the Music Prize of the Royal Swedish Academy, the International Rostrum of Composers, and regional arts councils in Västerbotten and Norrland. He has received commissions and residencies from cultural bodies such as the Swedish Performing Arts Agency, the Swedish Arts Council, the European Cultural Foundation, the Berlin Senate, and artist residencies linked to Cité Internationale des Arts, Künstlerhaus Schloss Balmoral, and EMS.
As an educator and mentor Strindberg has taught and lectured in settings associated with the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, the Malmö Academy of Music, the Norwegian Academy of Music, the Sibelius Academy, and the Conservatoire de Paris. His influence is noted among composers and performers connected to Scandinavian contemporary music networks, Nordic festivals, and educational institutions such as Umeå University, Luleå University of Technology, and the Royal Institute of Art. His contributions continue to be studied in relation to contemporary Scandinavian composition alongside peers and predecessors like Jan Sandström, Fredrik Hedelin, Anders Hillborg, Daniel Börtz, and Karin Rehnqvist.
Category:Swedish composers Category:Contemporary classical composers