1905 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1905 in Nordic music.

Events

• 17 March – Maurice Maeterlinck's 1892 play Pelléas and Mélisande is performed at the Swedish Theatre in Helsinki, Finland, with incidental music by Jean Sibelius, conducted by the composer himself.

New works

• Edvard Grieg – Lyric Suite Op 54
• Erkki Melartin – Salome, Op. 41
• Oskar Merikanto – Fennia rediviva, Op. 55
• Helena Munktell – Violin Sonata, Op.21
• Ole Olsen – Trombone Concerto
• Jean Sibelius
• Marjatta
• Pelléas et Mélisande
• Emil Sjögren – Piano Sonata No.2, Op.44

Births

• 5 February – Ulla Poulsen Skou, Danish ballerina (died 2001)
• 21 February – Birgit Kronström, Finnish actress and singer (died 1979)
• 22 February – Elling Enger, Norwegian composer and organist (died 1979).
• 25 February – Harald Lander, Danish dancer and choreographer (died 1971)
• 21 March – Ivar Haglund, US-born folk singer and restaurateur of Swedish-Norwegian parentage (died 1985)
• 15 October – Dag Wirén, Swedish composer (died 1986)
• 24 October – Kristian Hauger, Norwegian pianist, orchestra leader and composer of popular music (died 1977)

Deaths

• 19 January – Emily Nonnen, British-born Swedish amateur musician, writer and translator (born 1812)
• 24 May – , Swedish composer (born 1838)

See also

• 1905 in Denmark
• 1905 in Norwegian music
• 1905 in Sweden

References