Anna Larsson (contralto)

For the Swedish sportswoman, see Anna Larsson (athlete).

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][better source needed][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]

Larsson in 2015

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^{[failed verification]}

External links

• Official website