Anders Eljas

Eljas in 2015.

Anders Erik Gillis Eljas (born 15 January 1953 in Stockholm[citation needed]) is a Swedish musician, orchestrator and conductor.

Biography

He was educated at the Royal College of Music in Stockholm,[1] where he studied piano and violin,[2] began his musical career at Alexandra's[3][4] and soon toured as keyboardist with Björn Skifs and on ABBA's world tours.[5][1]

During the 1970s and 1960s, he worked as an orchestrator and arranger for a number of Swedish artists, including Lill-Babs, Lasse Berghagen, Elisabeth Söderström, and Sven-Bertil Taube.[2]

Eljas worked as a producer for CBS Records International (now Sony Music)[2] During the 1980s, he orchestrated the musical Chess, conducting the London Symphony Orchestra for a recording of the musical and a 1984 European tour.[2] In 1988, Eljas was also one of the orchestrators for the Broadway musical Carrie.[6]

Eljas has conducted and acted as musical director for musicals such as Guys and Dolls, Les Misérables, and Mamma Mia!, and was a conductor for many of Povel Ramel's musical revues.[1]

From 1978 to 1995, Eljas was often Sveriges Television's band leader for its shows.[citation needed] He was also a regular celebrity contestant on the popular charades show Gäster med gester on TV.[citation needed]

In 1995 he was responsible for the orchestration of Kristina från Duvemåla.[1]

Since 2000 he has lived with singer Wenche Myhre in Norway.[7][8]

Movie music

1987: Mio in the Land of Faraway

Filmography

1977: ABBA: The Movie – musician

Musicals

  • 1984 – Chess – arrangements & orchestration
  • 1995 – Kristina från Duvemåla – orchestration
  • 2017 – Chess – new orchestration (first performed in Kristianstad, Sweden, relaunching the musical globally)

References

  1. ^ a b c d "About us - The Göteborg Opera". en.opera.se.
  2. ^ a b c d "Anders Eljas Music". www.eljasmusic.com. Archived from the original on 7 July 2017. Retrieved 12 October 2017.
  3. ^ Catarina Ericson-Roos I väntan på räven; Kjerstin Dellert på livets scener ISBN 9789189063839 p. 197
  4. ^ About Swenglistic Underground
  5. ^ Sheridan, Simon (8 May 2012). The Complete ABBA (40th Anniversary ed.). Titan Books (US, CA). ISBN 9781781164983 – via Google Books.
  6. ^ "Review/Theater; The Telekinetic 'Carrie,' With Music". The New York Times. 13 May 1988.
  7. ^ Article in VG 2000-05-31
  8. ^ Article Se & Hör 2015-12-25