1932 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1932 in Nordic music.

Events

• January – The Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Olav Kielland, devotes a concert to the works of Halfdan Jebe.
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• Armas Järnefelt becomes conductor and artistic director of the Finnish Opera in Helsinki.
• Jørgen Bentzon and Finn Høffding work to establish public music schools in Denmark.
• Swedish film star Zarah Leander marries journalist Vidar Forsell.

New works

• Gunnar de Frumerie – Variations and Fugue
• – Festmarsch
• Lars-Erik Larsson – Sinfonietta

Popular music

• Sten Axelson & Åke Söderblom – "Kan du vissla Johanna?"
• Evert Taube – "Calle Schewens vals"

Film music

• Hugo Alfvén, Jean Sibelius & Evert Taube – Svarta rosor
• Kai Normann Andersen – Skal vi vædde en million?

Musical films

• Odds 777, with music by Kai Normann Andersen & Dan Folke
• Studenter i Paris

Births

• 5 February – Ketil Vea, Norwegian composer and music teacher (died 2015)
• 7 April – Rauno Lehtinen, Finnish bandleader and composer (died 2006)
• 29 May – Jan Malmsjö, Swedish singer and actor
• 13 July – Per NørgÃ¥rd, Danish composer and music theorist (died 2025)
• 13 September – Bengt Hallberg, Swedish jazz pianist (died 2013)
• 18 October – Ritva Auvinen, Finnish opera singer (died 2026)
• 21 November – Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Danish composer (died 2016)

Deaths

• 24 December – Eyvind Alnæs, Norwegian pianist, organist and composer (born 1872)
• 25 December – Ernst Rolf, Swedish actor, singer and composer and musical revue artist (born 1891; pneumonia)

See also

• 1932 in Denmark

• 1932 in Iceland
• 1932 in Norwegian music
• 1932 in Sweden

References