1912 in Nordic music

none March 2025 1912 1912 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.Elly Bruunshuus Petersen Carl Nielsen: Concertos http://www.kb.dk/en/kb/nb/mta/cnu/forord_kilder.html 2010-04-09 Royal Danish Library 19 March 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20100409070144/http://www.kb.dk/en/kb/nb/mta/cnu/forord_kilder.html 2010-04-09 3 July – The Savonlinna Opera Festival is founded by Aino Ackté in Finland.https://operafestival.fi/en/2022/11/over-a-century-of-opera-festivals-in-olavinlinna/ Over a century of opera festivals in Olavinlinna 14 November 2022 Savonlinna Opera Festival 19 March 2025 unknown date Swedish composer Helmer Alexandersson writes the inauguration music for the Olympic Games in Stockholm.https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/alexandersson-helmer/ Helmer Alexandersson (1886−1927) Swedish Musical Heritage 19 March 2025 Hanna Hallberg-Norlind becomes director of the South Swedish music conservatory.https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/hallberg-nordlind-hanna/ Hanna Hallberg-Norlind (1858−1929) Swedish Musical Heritage 19 March 2025 New works Hugo Alfvén – Incidental music for a production of Plautus's Mostellaria, for solo flutehttps://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/alfven-hugo/SMH-W1867-Incidental_music_to_Mostellaria_by_Titus_Plautus_for_flute_solo Incidental music to 'Mostellaria' Swedish Musical Heritage 19 March 2025 Erkki Melartin – Aino (opera)Pekka Hako Jaakko Mäntyjärvi Finnish opera Finnish Music Information Centre 2002 9789525076202 15 Ture Rangström – Suite in modo antico, for violin and pianohttps://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/rangstrom-ture/ Ture Rangström (1884−1947) Swedish Musical Heritage 20 March 2025 Jean Sibelius – The Bells of Kallio ChurchHeikki Valsta https://yle.fi/aihe/artikkeli/2014/12/18/sibelius-soi-kirkonkelloissa Sibelius soi kirkonkelloissa Sibelius rings the church bells 2 February 2015 yle.fi Finnish Broadcasting Company 19 March 2025 Popular music Fridolf Lundberg & Kalle i Dalen – "Flickorna i Småland"Flickorna i småland https://katalog.visarkiv.se/lib/views/visolat/ShowRecord.aspx?id=916851 Visarkivets Vis- och låtregister Musikverket 19 March 2025 Swedish Göran Svenning and David Hellström – "Beväringsvals från Backamo"https://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/sv/item/?type=music&itemid=541698 Beväringsvals från Backamo Svenskfilmdatabas 20 March 2025 Births 1 January – Svein Øvergaard, Norwegian jazz saxophonist and percussionist (died 1986)https://nbl.snl.no/Svein_%C3%98vergaard Svein Øvergaard no Carl Petter Opsahl Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget 2009-02-13 2017-03-17 6 January – Johnny Bode, Swedish singer, composer and fraudster (died 1983)https://www.svenskagravar.se/gravsatt/b01bc024-bb97-46df-b33b-6837827b878b Johnny Bode Svenskagravar 19 March 2025 23 April – Veikko Lavi, Finnish singer, songwriter and writer (died 1996)Veikko Lavi https://www.hs.fi/muistot/art-2000002623494.html Helsingin Sanomat 4 November 2024 fi 19 May – Jens Gunderssen, Norwegian singer, songwriter, actor, producer, and theatre director (died 1969)https://nbl.snl.no/Jens_Gunderssen Jens Gunderssen Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Thoralf Berg Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo no 2009-02-13 2017-04-13 21 May – Lille Bror Söderlundh, Swedish composer and singer (died 1957)https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/soderlundh-lille-bror/ Lille Bror Söderlundh (1912−1957) Swedish Musical Heritage 19 March 2025 6 June – Robert Levin, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1996).https://nbl.snl.no/Robert_Levin Robert Levin no Solbu Einar Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget 2012-05-08 20 March 2017 27 September – Tauno Marttinen, Finnish composer (died 2008)https://www.independent.co.uk/news/obituaries/tauno-marttinen-composer-of-a-thousand-pieces-887148.html Tauno Marttinen: Composer of a thousand pieces 7 August 2008 Martin Anderson Independent 19 March 2025 26 November – Gunnar Sønstevold, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1991).https://nbl.snl.no/Gunnar_S%C3%B8nstevold Gunnar Sønstevold Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Arvid O. Vollsnes Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo no 2009-02-13 20 March 2017 12 December – Thorbjørn Egner, Norwegian actress, children's writer, songwriter, playwright and illustrator (died 1990)https://nbl.snl.no/Thorbj%C3%B8rn_Egner Thorbjørn Egner Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Karin Beate Vold Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo no 2009-02-13 2017-04-13 29 December – Thore Ehrling, Swedish jazz trumpeter, bandleader and composer (died 1994)Thore Ehrling The New Grove Dictionary of Jazz 2 Barry Kernfeld Deaths 17 January – Karen Holmsen, Norwegian opera singer (born 1832)Aaron I. Cohen International Encyclopedia of Women Composers Karen Holmsen Books & Music (USA) 1987 12 June – Carl David af Wirsén, Swedish poet, secretary of the Swedish Academy, member of The Hymn Book committee of the Church of Swedenhttps://www.svenskaakademien.se/svenska-akademien/ledamotsregister/wirsen-carl-david-af Wirsén, Carl David af sv Svenska Akademien 20 March 2025 28 December – Ola Mosafinn, Norwegian hardingfele fiddler and composer (born 1828)https://nbl.snl.no/Ola_Mosafinn Ola Mosafinn Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Bjørn Aksdal Helle, Knut Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo no 2009-02-13 13 April 2017 See also 1912 in Denmark 1912 in Norwegian music 1912 in Sweden References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music