Inger Wikström facts for kids
Quick facts for kids Inger Wikström |
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| Born | 11 December 1939 |
| Instruments | piano |
Inger Wikstrom (born December 11, 1939) is a talented Swedish musician. She is a skilled pianist, a creative composer, and a conductor who leads musical groups.
About Inger Wikstrom
Inger Wikstrom started playing the piano when she was just six years old in Stockholm, Sweden. By the time she was sixteen, she was playing as a solo artist with the famous Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra!
She quickly became a successful concert pianist. She performed for audiences in big cities like Stockholm, Berlin, London, and New York City. Later, she traveled the world, playing concerts in places like the United States, Latin America, Russia, Israel, Africa, China, Japan, and Australia.
Inger Wikstrom married David Bartov. They moved with their three children to Österskär. In 1977, they opened a special music school called the Nordic Music Conservatory. A few years later, in 1980, it became the Nordic Chamber Opera, focusing on opera performances.
Inger Wikstrom is a member of important musical groups. These include The Society of Swedish Composers and the Royal Swedish Academy of Music. She is also the sister of Gunnel Biberfeld and the mother of opera director Mira Bartov. From 1980 to 1990, she was married to politician Jan-Erik Wikström.
Awards and Honors
Inger Wikstrom has received many special awards for her musical talents. These include:
- Order of Cavalliero de Rio Branco
- Adelaide Ristori Prize
- Bartok medal
- Villa Lobos medal
- Natur och Kultur Culture Award (1992)
Musical Creations
Inger Wikstrom has composed many different types of music. She has written chamber music, which is music for a small group of instruments. She has also created song cycles, which are groups of songs meant to be performed together.
She is especially known for her operas. Operas are plays where the story is told mostly through singing. Her music has been released on more than forty albums!
Here are some of her selected works:
- La Mère Coupable, an opera
- The Nightingale, an opera
- The Confession of a Fool, a chamber opera with text by August Strindberg
- Peter Pan, a fairy tale opera
- A Madman's Defence, an opera
