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Magnus Andersson (born 1955) is a Swedish classical guitarist.

Andersson has long been active in the contemporary music field, and has played a significant role in the creation of the modern guitar repertoire. He studied at the Trinity College of Music, London, and at the Viotti Music Academy in Vercelli, Italy. In 1984 Magnus Andersson founded the guitar class at the International Summer Courses for New Music in Darmstadt (Internationale Ferienkurse für Neue Musik), where he taught until 1996. He is guest teacher at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm, as well as a founder member of the innovative chamber music group Ensemble SON and artistic director of the 2006 and 2007 Stockholm New Music Festival.

Magnus Andersson received the Swedish Gramophone Prize in 1985 and 1986 and was nominated for a Swedish Grammy in 1992. He was awarded the Composers Union Interpreter Prize in 1983 and the Kranischsteiner Prize in Darmstadt in 1984.

Pieces written for Magnus Andersson include:

Claudio Ambrosini Rap
Mark Applebaum DNA for solo guitar
Xavier Benguerel Versus; Cantus
Daniel Börtz Etchings for solo guitar
Aldo Clementi Serenata
Franco Donatoni Ase
Mikael Edlund Små Fötter
Brian Ferneyhough
Kurze Schatten II for solo guitar ()
Christopher Fox
Chile for 11' solo guitar (or solo guitar with organ - organ accompaniment added in 2003)
Luca Francesconi A Fuoco
Hans Holewa Duettino II for flute and guitar; Duettino for violin and guitar (1983)
Josh Levine Downstream for guitar and computer-processed guitar sounds (1992)
Maurizio Pisati Samblana
Stellan Sagvik
Sven-David Sandström Away From
Asbjørn Schaathun Eclogue (2002)
Stefano Scodanibbio Dos Abismos
Alex Sigman
Bent Sørensen
Shadow Siciliano for solo guitar
Erik Ulman
Fabio Vacchi Notturno Concertante

Concertos:

Xavier Bengeruel Tempo for guitar and strings
Franco Donatoni Algo III for guitar and chamber orchestra; Algo IV for guitar and ensemble
Hans Holewa Concertino VIII (1985); Concertino IX (1987)
Maurizio Pisati Senti! for guitar and strings
Sven-David Sandström Lonesome for guitar and orchestra

Recordings

(PSCD 19, ) - Magnus Andersson plays Swedish guitar music
(PSCD 49, ) - includes chamber music for guitar by Hans Holewa
Sven-David Sandström (CAP 21418, ) - Lonesome/guitar concerto. Segerstam/RSO
Xavier Benguerel () - Music for guitar
(nosag CD 056, ) - Italian music for guitar
( previously Disques Montaigne)
(STR 33668, )
(CAP 21713, )

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