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Ingegerd Björklund

Dr. Ingegerd Björklund offers a number of very interesting special programmes:

2. Composing Swedish Women / Tongivande svenska kvinnor

is a brand new project, which commenced with a new album in September 2022. It has to be noted that Ingegerd Björklund sings to her own piano accompaniment on this album - a LIVE RECORDING.

With this album Ingegerd Björklund will focus on some Swedish women, who have played important roles in the gender history. Elfrida Andrée became the first cathedral organist in Europe. In 1867 she got the position in Gothenburg. The first Swedish born woman to get her own opera played was Ingeborg von Bronsart, with a first performance in Germany. The first Swedish female composer to conquer the Royal Theatre in Stockholm was Helena Munktell. Laura Netzel played an important role both as a composer and as an organiser of public concerts in the Swedish capital. Three Swedish authors are represented on this album - Fredrika Bremer, who pledged for women rights, Wendela Hebbe, who became the first employed Swedish female journalist and the first female Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature, Selma Lagerlöf. Even a song by the renowned Swedish Opera Singer Christina Nilsson is included on the album, as well as three songs by the Swedish Princess Thérèse.

Dr. Ingegerd Björklund offers great shows focusing on some of the above mentioned female Swedish composers.

3. With liberal voice - Wendela Hebbe

4. Nobel Resound

Dr. Ingegerd Björklund has spent many years of research, trying to find out more about  some members of the Nobel family. Certainly Alfred Nobel is renowned world-wide for the prestigues prizes in his name, but he and his family had to face many difficulties before the great innovator of dynamite became one of the richest men in the world. In her shows Ingegerd Björklund tells about Immanuel Nobel, who was an innovator of sea-mines and his sons Robert, Ludvig and Alfred. After a number of successul years in St. Petersburg Immanuel Nobel faced financial problems and he had to return to Sweden, while Ludvig remained in the Russian capital, where he started a large industry. One day he sent his elder brother to Caucasus, to find some special wood for him, which he needed in his factory. Unfortunately Robert was not successful, but instead of wood he bought a piece of land, which contained oil and that was the beginning of a huge oil industry, which was going to involve the three brothers. Robert spent many years in Baku, working with the constructions of the oil industry, while Ludvig remained in St. Petersburg and managed the business, later called BRANOBEL. Alfred was a great innovator and a few years after he had innovated the dynamite, he settled in Paris. He worked around the clock, but his successes did not include love.

Dr. Ingegerd Björklund presents very interesting shows, where she tells episodes from the lives of some members of the Nobel family. Dr. Björklund has concluded her recordings of a new album, entitled Nobel Resound, where she, to her own piano accompaniment, sings songs based on lyrics written by some Nobel Prize Laureates in Literature. Here you can find some songs by the first Nobel Prize Laureate in Literature, Sully Prudhomme, as well as a song composed by Rabindranath Tagore, which Ingegerd sings in Bengali! Among other Nobel Prize Laureates can Gabriela MIstral, Nadime Gordimer, Paul von Heyse, William Butler Yeats and Sir Winston Churchill be mentioned. Several Scandinavian Nobel Prize Laureates in Literature are included, like Björnstjerne Björnson, Selma Lagerlöf, Verner von Heidenstam, Erik Axel Karlfeldt and Pär Lagerkvist. The album Nobel Resound will be released in December 2023. In her shows Ingegerd Björklund will include some of them. She also offers her own art exhibitions on the Nobel theme. A new international film is coming up, as well as a new book.

Dr. Ingegerd Björklund has had the possibilty to do an extensive research in the Bernadotte Library at the Royal Castle in Stockholm. She has found very interesting compositions, which were composed by a KIng, a Queen, Princesses and several Princes. Some of the music Ingegerd Björklund has recorded and it can be found on the album Bernadottemusik.

In cennection with the celebrations of The Swedish King Carl XVI Gustaf's anniversary in September 2022  a new album with Swedish Royal Music was released, entitled "500-årigt VASA-lopp". Dr. Björklund sings to her own piano accompaniment and she has even composed some songs, based on lyrics by Kings, Queens and a Prins. Both recordings are very unique!

Ingegerd Björklund offers great shows based  on the Royal musical theme and she sings songs from the above mentioned albums. Between her musical numbers she tells interesting episodes from the Bernadotte history. Ingegerd Björklund also offers her own art exhibitions on the same theme. A book is planned.

6. Offer - Dag Hammarskjöld

He was one of the most renowned Swedes ever, working for peace in the world. Unfortunately his very important work as the UN Secretary General was ended a dark  night in the heart of Africa. Dr. Ingegerd Björklund has spent several years of research, trying to find out more about Dag Hammarskjöld. His dairy Vägmärken has been very important in the search for the man behind the words. Dr. Ingegerd Björklund has given many performances, focusing on Dag Hammarskjöld and she always sings songs in connection with her presentations. For Dag Hammarskjöld the fine arts were very important. Ingegerd Björklund has showed many of her own art exhibitions, based on Dag Hammarskjöld's words. A new book is planned.

9. Christmas Programmes

Ingegerd Björklund sings beautiful Christmas Songs from many countries. She has also recorded a great number of them on the album Julstämning.

For more information about Ingegerd Björklund's programmes you are welcome to contact:

Kaj Nyström, manager, tel: +46-70-541 13 93 or by e-mail kaj.nystrom@outlook.com