Kristian Blak

Kristian Blak (born 1947) is a Danish composer, musician, and record executive based in the Faroe Islands. Early life Kristian Blak was born in Jutland, Denmark, in 1947. He moved to the Faroe Islands in 1974, where he has written most of his musical works. He has composed solo instrumental works, chamber music, choral works and symphonic music, for example the ballad Harra Pætur og Elinborg. In 2010 Queen Margrethe of Denmark visited the Faroe Islands, and one of the events she visited was a grotto concert in Klæmintsgjógv (Gorge of Klæmint) by Blak and other musicians. The cave is 50 m high, and the sea in the cave is around 400 m deep. There are some places inside the cave where the musicians can stand with their instruments and give a concert to the audience in boats. Blak is the chief executive officer of Tutl, which is the leading record label in the Faroe Islands. Recognition and awards *2002:Faroese Literature Prize, for his work with music in the Faroe Islands *2011 Heiðursgáva Landsins (Prize of Honour from the Faroese Ministry of Culture) – DKK 75 000 Musical works * 2001 PINIARTUT with Tellu Virkkala, Rasmus Lyberth and Ville Kangas * 1999 24 PRÉLUDES * 1998 KLÆMINT * 1