1912 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1912 in Nordic music.

Events

• 28 February – Carl Nielsen conducts the première of his Symphony No. 3 (the Sinfonia espansiva) and his Violin Concerto in Copenhagen. The soloist in the Violin Concerto is Peder Møller, for whom it was written.
• 3 July – The Savonlinna Opera Festival is founded by Aino Ackté in Finland.
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• Swedish composer Helmer Alexandersson writes the inauguration music for the Olympic Games in Stockholm.
• Hanna Hallberg-Norlind becomes director of the South Swedish music conservatory.

New works

• Hugo Alfvén – Incidental music for a production of Plautus's Mostellaria, for solo flute
• Erkki Melartin – Aino (opera)
• Ture Rangström – Suite in modo antico, for violin and piano
• Jean Sibelius – The Bells of Kallio Church

Popular music

• Fridolf Lundberg & Kalle i Dalen – "Flickorna i SmÃ¥land"
• Göran Svenning and David Hellström – ""

Births

• 1 January – Svein Øvergaard, Norwegian jazz saxophonist and percussionist (died 1986)
• 6 January – Johnny Bode, Swedish singer, composer and fraudster (died 1983)
• 23 April – Veikko Lavi, Finnish singer, songwriter and writer (died 1996)
• 19 May – Jens Gunderssen, Norwegian singer, songwriter, actor, producer, and theatre director (died 1969)
• 21 May – Lille Bror Söderlundh, Swedish composer and singer (died 1957)
• 6 June – Robert Levin, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1996).
• 27 September – Tauno Marttinen, Finnish composer (died 2008)
• 26 November – Gunnar Sønstevold, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1991).
• 12 December – Thorbjørn Egner, Norwegian actress, children's writer, songwriter, playwright and illustrator (died 1990)
• 29 December – Thore Ehrling, Swedish jazz trumpeter, bandleader and composer (died 1994)

Deaths

• 17 January – Karen Holmsen, Norwegian opera singer (born 1832)
• 12 June – Carl David af Wirsén, Swedish poet, secretary of the Swedish Academy, member of The Hymn Book committee of the Church of Sweden
• 28 December – Ola Mosafinn, Norwegian hardingfele fiddler and composer (born 1828)

See also

• 1912 in Denmark
• 1912 in Norwegian music
• 1912 in Sweden

References