1894 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1894 in Nordic music.

Events

• 14 March – The première of Carl Nielsen's Symphony No. 1 takes place, with Johan Svendsen conducting the Chapel Royal Orchestra and Nielsen himself among the second violins. The concert is attended by King Christian IX of Denmark and his family.
• 14 March – The première of Wilhelm Stenhammar's Piano Concerto No. 1 takes place at the Svenska Teatern, Stockholm, with the composer as soloist.

New works

• Agathe Backer-Grøndahl
• Norske Folkeviser og Folkedanse, Op.33
• Norwegian Folk Songs, Op.34
• 3 Claverstykker, Op.35
• Edvard Grieg – Barnlige Sange (Children's Songs)
• Jean Sibelius – Spring Song (Kevätlaulu)

Births

• 13 April – Ludvig Irgens-Jensen, Norwegian composer (died 1969)
• 14 July – Osvald Helmuth, Danish singer and actor (died 1966)

Deaths

• 1 June – Sophie Dedekam, Norwegian composer and diarist (born 1820)
• 15 July – Amanda Röntgen-Maier, Swedish violinist and composer (born 1853; tuberculosis)

See also

• 1894 in Denmark
• 1894 in Norwegian music
• 1894 in Sweden

References