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Mats Bergström

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Mats Bergström
Background information
Birth nameMats Johan Bergström
Born (1961-03-07) 7 March 1961 (age 63)
Gävle, Sweden
GenresChamber music
Occupation(s)Musician, composer
Instrumentguitar
Years active1983–present
LabelsNaxos
Websitewww.matsbergstrom.com

Mats Johan Bergström (7 March 1961) is a Swedish guitarist and composer principally focused in the genre of chamber music.[1]

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

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References

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  1. ^ a b Bergström, Mats. "Biography". Mats Bergström Guitar. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  2. ^ Hosken, Thom (2013). "Reich Re-writes Radiohead". FLUX. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  3. ^ "Unikt mästarmöte med Göran Söllscher och Mats Bergström". MyNewsDesk (in Swedish). 17 April 2017. Retrieved 16 July 2020.
  4. ^ "My Love - BIS: BISNLCD5020". Presto Classical. 2 February 2004. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
  5. ^ 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.
  6. ^ "Mats Bergström". Sveriges Kungahus. Retrieved 15 July 2020.
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