He received Spellemannprisen 1978 for his album Contemporary Music From Norway. And in 2002 the King of Norway made him Commander of St. Olav in recognition of his contributions to Norwegian music. In 1966, the King of Norway made Knut Nystedt Knight of the Order of St. In 2005 he was honoured by several concerts around the world, celebrating his 90 th birthday. Also the first CD with a Norwegian composer nominated to Grammy. This is the first Norwegian CD nominated in two categories. This CD was nominated in two categories in the Grammy Awards 2007. The choir Ensemble 96 published Immortal Nystedt (2005). He also founded and conducted Schola Cantorum in 1964-1985. He founded and conducted Det Norske Solistkor in 1950-1990. Knut Nystedt was organist in Torshov kirke (Torshov Church) in Oslo from 1946 to 1982 and was teaching choir conducting at the Universitetet i Oslo from 1964 to 1985. He studied composition with Bjarne Brustad and Aaron Copland, organ with Arild Sandvold and Ernest White, and conducting with Øivin Fjeldstad. He grew up in a Christian home where hymns and classical music were an important part of everyday life.
Knut Nystedt was a Norwegian orchestral and choral composer. Born: SeptemKristiania (now Oslo), Norway
