Tommie Haglund is considered to be one of the most interesting Swedish composers of his generation. His music has been described as “visions from other worlds”

Erik Wallrup, reviewer at svd

Tommie Haglund was born in Kalmar 1959, and started to compose at the age of eleven.

Having studied the classical guitar in London and at the Royal Academy of Music in Århus Danmark, he then returned to composition, taking private lessons with Dr. Eric Fenby (professor at The Royal Academy in London, also amanuensis to Frederick Delius and with the Swedish composer Sven-Eric Johansson Göteborg.

Haglund’s breakthrough came in 1988 with Intensio Animi premiered at the Concerthouse is Stockholm, commissioned by the Swedenborg Society to celebrate the Swedish theosophist Emanuel Swedenborg’s 300th anniversary. Since then Haglund has committed his life to composing and commissions has followed continuously, amongst others from the Swedish Radio with a portrait in Berwaldhallen featuring his music. Also to King Carl XVI Gustaf’s 50th anniversary.