Mats Johan Bergström (7 March 1961) is a Swedish guitarist and composer principally focused in the genre of chamber music.[1]
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| Birth name | Mats Johan Bergström |
| Born | (1961-03-07) 7 March 1961 (age 61) Gävle, Sweden |
| Genres | Chamber music |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, composer |
| Instrument(s) | guitar |
| Years active | 1983–present |
| Labels | Naxos |
| Website | www |
Borne in Gävle, Sweden, he received his MFA from the Royal College of Music, Stockholm in 1982, and did post-graduate study at the Juilliard School, 1990–92.[1] He made his debut in 1983 at Wigmore Hall in London and has since been a freelance soloist, accompanist and ensemble musician.
Bergström has collaborated with such artists as Mikael Samuelson, Steve Reich,[2] Edda Magnason, Göran Söllscher,[3] and Malena Ernman,[4] among others. He played acoustic guitar on the Douce France album of Swedish mezzo-soprano Anne Sofie von Otter, which won the 2015 Grammy Award for Best Classical Solo Vocal Album.[5]
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