Magnus Hjorth

Magnus Hjorth (b.1983) is one of Scandinavia’s greatest young pia- no talents. He was born and raised in the small town of Laholm in western Sweden. He started out on violin and trombone, but things didn’t really fall into place until he began playing piano at twelve. He graduated from the Rhythmic Conservatory in Copenhagen, and with its vibrant music scene and central geographical placement in Europe, he has made the city his home since. He is a popular musi- cian on the Danish and southern Swedish music scenes, and he has toured with various constellations in Europe, Asia and USA. At the international Getxo Jazz Contest in 2007 Magnus won not only the prize for best band with his project “People Are Machines”, but also both the jury’s and audience’s award for best soloist.