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Ingegerd Björklund
“The most unique Soprano in the world!”
Experience beautiful interpretations by a brilliant Opera Singer, who also is an excellent Pianist, a fabulous Concert Organist, an extra ordinary Music Director, an exciting Actress, holds a Ph.D. in musicology, an international Author, a fine Song Writer, a charismatic Lecturer and a marvellous Painting Artist.
Ingegerd Björklund is an international renowned Soprano, who performs world-wide. The Swedish born Singer holds 7 Academic degrees from her studies in Sweden, London, Rome, Vienna, France and The Netherlands. For 15 years she sang together with the world famous tenor Nicolai Gedda and for many years Björklund belonged to the same roster of artists as Placido Domingo and Birgit Nilsson.
Ingegerd Björklund sings in 24 languages, which even includes Mandarin and Japanese. She has made four extensive tours in China, where her performances have reached over a billion people on TV. As the very first Swedish artist Björklund appeared in Seoul and New Delhi, some years ago. Even those performances were broadcasted on TV and radio over the whole nations.
The excellent Soprano has made more than 35 tours in the USA. In 1998 Ingegerd Björklund proofed her extraordinary abilities, as she became the very first artist ever to sing and accompany herself on the grand piano at a recital in the Carnegie Hall, New York. Earlier Björklund had shown that she also is a marvellous concert organist in a combined soprano-organ recital in the Westminster Abbey, London, a performance which also included her extraordinary organ improvisations. In connection with the celebrations in Thessaloniki, Greece, as Stockholm became the host of the European Year of Culture, Björklund was the only Swedish artist to perform.
Ingegerd Björklund has co-operated with many orchestras and conductors all over the world. For instance she has sung Chinese opera with Chinese orchestras, collaborated with members of the Vienna Symphony Orchestra, as well as participated as the Soprano soloist in the annual Messiah Festival with the Rockford Symphony Orchestra, USA.
As a painting artist Ingegerd Björklund has been compared to the world-wide renown Swedish painter Bengt Lindström. |
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Comments from the newspapers:
> Brilliant singer. (New York)
> After one of Ingegerd Björklund's performances at the Carnegie Hall a critic wrote; ... gifted with a bright lyric voice under excellent technical control and in a well-chosen assortment of songs by Tchaikovsky, Grieg, Liszt, Sibelius and Rachmaninov ... Bjoerklund probed the emotional depths of the music... (New York)
> After another Carnegie Hall recital it was said; She brought this seldom - heard material (Alfvén, Dvorak, Grieg, Sibelius and Rachmaninov) vividly to life with her lovely lyric voice, highly - refined musicianship and command of Swedish, Czech, Norwegian and Russian languages. She also has a striking stage presence. (New York)
> Ingegerd Björklund has a light soprano of bright timbre and considerable agility. ... impressive coloratura ... (New Delhi)
> Radiant tone ... finely controlled interpretation. (England)
> Ingegerd Björklund has a very attractive personality, a very wonderful voice and she has an enormous capacity to bring the music to the audiences. One must be very impressed by the outstanding comprehension this soprano has. Her warm soprano sounded very beautiful in every way and her musicality was truly impressive. Singer of master class. (Norway)
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