Larsson in 2015

Anna Larsson (born 10 September 1966) is a Swedish contralto. As a student she attended the Adolf Fredrik's Music School in Stockholm.[1] Her international debut was made with the Berlin Philharmonic and the conductor Claudio Abbado in a performance of Gustav Mahler's Symphony No. 2 in 1997.[2][3] In 2005 received a Grammy nomination for her recording of Richard Strauss Daphne together with WDR Symphony Orchestra Cologne conducted by Semyon Bychkov.[4]

In 2010, she was appointed Hovsångerska by Carl XVI Gustaf of Sweden[5]

References

  1. Agneta Lagercrantz (16 June 2013). "'Jag älskar att korsa enkelhet med kultur'" [I love crossing simplicity with culture]. Svenska Dagbladet. Retrieved 4 January 2024.
  2. "Anna Larsson", dacapo-records.dk
  3. "Mahler: Symphony 2 with Debussy: La Mer". Goliath Business News. Archived from the original on 15 June 2011. Retrieved 18 May 2010.
  4. Anna Larsson – Contralto Archived 14 December 2013 at the Wayback Machine at Eliasson Artists Stockholm, accessed 10 August 2013
  5. Swedish Royal Court official home page
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