Biography

Nils Lindberg (born 11 June 1933 in Uppsala) is a Swedish composer and pianist. Lindberg belongs to a family of musicians from Gagnef, Dalecarlia, where he lives. He studied classical composition at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm with Lars-Erik Larsson and Karl-Birger Blomdahl. Lindberg is known both as a jazz composer and musician, but also as active within other styles. Several of his works are written in a style combining elements of jazz, Swedish folk music and classical music. He was awarded the Jussi Björling scholarship in 1990 and the medal Litteris et Artibus in 2006.