Czechoslovak-born Swedish double bass player and composer Georg Riedel had passed away. He migrated to Sweden at the age of four and attended school in Stockholm, including Adolf Fredrik’s Music School.
Georg Riedel (jazz musician) Cause of death
Georg Riedel died in Stockholm on Sunday, February 25, 2024, at the age of 90. There was no cause of death recorded.
Georg Riedel (jazz musician) obituary information
Georg Riedel was born in Karlovy Vary, Czechoslovakia, to a Sudeten German father and a Czech Jewish mother. In 1938, when Riedel was four years old, the family fled to Sweden following the German annexation of the Sudetenland.
Georg Riedel’s profile as a composer derives almost exclusively from writing music for Astrid Lindgren’s movies, including the main theme from the Emil i Lönneberga (“Emil of Maple Hills”) movies. He also composed the music for several films by Arne Mattsson in the 1960s as well as for film adaptions of novels by Stig Dagerman.
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