Background
Rehnqvist was born in Stockholm and grew up in Nybro.
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Karin Rehnqvist
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She studied music pedagogy at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm from 1976 to 1980, and continued to study composition to 1984, with Gunnar Bucht, Pär Lindgren and Brian Ferneyhough, among others
Career
She composes chamber music, orchestral works, music for the stage, and particularly vocal music, incorporating elements of folk music such as the vocal technique of Kulning. In 2009 she was appointed the first female professor of composition at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm. Between 1976 and 1991 she was the artistic director and conductor of the choir Stans Kör.
From 2000 to 2003 she was Composer in Residence with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Svenska Kammarorkestern.
Foreign them she composed a series of works including a concerto for clarinettist Martin Fröst, and the symphonic work Arktis Arktis!, inspired by a polar expedition in the summer of 1999. These two works were recorded in May 2005.
Her choral symphony Light of Light, which features children"s choir and orchestra, was premiered in Paris in 2004. In 2006, a retrospective of her work was presented by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Niklas Willén.
In 2009, Rehnqvist was appointed the first female professor of composition at the Royal College of Music.
Achievements
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In 1996 Rehnqvist received the Läkerol Arts Award “for her renewal of the relationship between folk music and art music” and the Spelmannen Prize by the newspaper Expressen. In 1997 she was awarded the Christ Johnson Prize for Solsången (Sun Song). In 2001 she received the Kurt Atterberg Prize and in 2005/06 the Rosenberg Award. In March 2006 Rehnqvist was awarded the honour of a major retrospective by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2007 Rehnqvist received the Hugo Alfvén Prize. In 2014 she was awarded a Grammis in the category Classic for the Civil Defense Live.
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Nationality
Sweden
Awards
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Litteris et Artibus Christ Johnson Prize; the Spelmannen Prize; Kurt Atterberg Prize; Läkerol Arts Award; the Rosenberg Award; Alfvén Prize In 1996 Rehnqvist received the Läkerol Arts Award “for her renewal of the relationship between folk music and art music” and the Spelmannen Prize by the newspaper Expressen. In 1997 she was awarded the Christ Johnson Prize for Solsången (Sun Song). In 2001 she received the Kurt Atterberg Prize and in 2005/06 the Rosenberg Award. In March 2006 Rehnqvist was awarded the honour of a major retrospective by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2007 Rehnqvist received the Hugo Alfvén Prize. In 2014 she was awarded a Grammis in the category Classic for the CD Live.Litteris et Artibus Christ Johnson Prize; the Spelmannen Prize; Kurt Atterberg Prize; Läkerol Arts Award; the Rosenberg Award; Alfvén Prize In 1996 Rehnqvist received the Läkerol Arts Award “for her renewal of the relationship between folk music and art music” and the Spelmannen Prize by the newspaper Expressen. In 1997 she was awarded the Christ Johnson Prize for Solsången (Sun Song). In 2001 she received the Kurt Atterberg Prize and in 2005/06 the Rosenberg Award. In March 2006 Rehnqvist was awarded the honour of a major retrospective by the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra. In 2007 Rehnqvist received the Hugo Alfvén Prize. In 2014 she was awarded a Grammis in the category Classic for the CD Live.