Bengt Forsberg

Swedish pianist and organist, born July 26, 1952 in Edsleskog parish, Älvsborg county. He is the son of parish priests Sven Forsberg and Ingrid, born Bexell. He was educated at the Gothenburg Academy of Music, where he graduated as an organist in 1975 and a soloist degree in piano in 1978. He is known for his collaboration with Anne Sofie von Otter, which he accompanied in a large number of concerts and recordings. He has also done many concerts and CD recordings with cellist Mats Lidström and violinist Nils-Erik Sparf. Bengt Forsberg was elected in 1997 as a member of the Royal Academy of Music. In 2019, he was awarded the Medal for the Promotion of Music.

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