1898 in Nordic music

The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1898 in Nordic music.

Events

• 8 January – Jean Sibelius is awarded an annual stipend by the state, enabling him to become a professional composer.^[1]
• 26 June – The first Norwegian music festival is held in Bergen on the initiative of Edvard Grieg, lasting until 3 July.^[2]
• 19 September – Franz Berwald's opera Estrella de Soria, is performed at the opening of the new Royal Swedish Opera building in Stockholm.^[3]

New works

• Elfrida Andrée – Fritiofs saga [Frithiof's Saga] (opera)^[4]
• Carl Nielsen – String Quartet No. 3 in E flat major^[5]
• Jean Sibelius
  • King Christian II, incidental music for play by Adolf Paul.^[6]
  • "Caprice" and "Romance (D minor)" from Ten Pieces, Op. 24^[7]
• Christian Sinding – Concerto for Violin in A major^[8]

Popular music

• Olaus Alvestad – Norsk Songbok for Ungdomsskular og Ungdomslag^[9]
• Emmy Köhler – "Nu tändas tusen juleljus"^[10]

Births

• 5 January – Rolf Gammleng, Norwegian violinist and administrator (died 1984)^[11]
• 20 May – Felix Krohn, Finnish conductor and composer (died 1963)^[12]
• 2 June – Ola Isene, Norwegian operatic baritone (died 1973)^[13]
• 24 July – Svea Nordblad Welander, Swedish organist, violist and composer (died 1985)^[14]
• 4 December – Reimar Riefling, Norwegian pianist and music critic (died 1981)^[15]

Deaths

• 24 January – Fredrik Kjellstrand, Swedish composer (born 1826)^[16]
• 12 March – Zachris Topelius, Finnish poet, novelist and librettist (born 1818)^[17]
• 28 October – Erika Stang, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1861)^[18]

See also

• 1898 in Denmark
• 1898 in Norwegian music
• 1898 in Sweden

References