1911 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1911 in Nordic music.

Events

• 3 April – Jean Sibelius conducts the world première of his Symphony No. 4, given by the Philharmonia Society in Helsinki.
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• Aino Ackté, Oskar Merikanto and others found the Kotimainen Ooppera, which later becomes the Finnish National Opera.
• Armas Järnefelt becomes Chief Conductor of the Royal Court Orchestra in Stockholm.

New works

• Hugo Alfvén – Nocturne for piano
• Sverre Jordan – Suite in the Old Style, Op 4
• Erkki Melartin – Walzer-miniaturen, Op. 49
• Carl Nielsen – Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
• Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 4

Popular music

• Oskar Merikanto – "Nälkämaan laulu", setting of a poem by Ilmari Kianto

Births

• 1 January – Arne Hendriksen, Norwegian operatic tenor (died 1996).
• 5 February – Jussi Björling, Swedish tenor (died 1960)
• 1 April – Anne-Marie Ørbeck, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1996)
• 21 April – Zilas Görling, Swedish jazz saxophonist (died 1960)
• 24 May – Egil Storbekken, Norwegian folk musician (died 2002)
• 2 July – Anja Ignatius, Finnish violinist and music teacher (died 1995)
• 19 September – Allan Pettersson, Swedish composer (died 1980)
• 24 November – Erik Bergman, Danish composer (died 2006)
• 17 December – Cissi Cleve, Norwegian opera singer and composer (died 1993).

Deaths

• 15 January – Rosa Asmundsen, Norwegian actress and singer (born 1846)
• 28 January – Wilhelmina Fundin, Swedish operatic soprano (born 1819)
• 14 June – Johan Svendsen, Norwegian violinist, conductor and composer (born 1840)
• 10 August – Carl Christian Lumbye, Danish composer, son of Hans Christian Lumbye
• 29 August – Hildegard Werner, Swedish musician, conductor and journalist (born 1834)

See also

• 1911 in Denmark
• 1911 in Norwegian music
• 1911 in Sweden

References