1898 in Nordic music

none February 2025 1898 1898 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.Glenda Dawn Goss Sibelius: A Composer's Life and the Awakening of Finland University of Chicago Press 2009 9780226304793 229 26 June – The first Norwegian music festival is held in Bergen on the initiative of Edvard Grieg, lasting until 3 July.Edvard Grieg Finn Benestad Edvard Grieg : diaries, articles, speeches 2001 9780964523838 337 19 September – Franz Berwald's opera Estrella de Soria, is performed at the opening of the new Royal Swedish Opera building in Stockholm.Heinz Kindermann Theatergeschichte Europas: Naturalismus und Impressionismus O. Müller 1970 620 de New works Elfrida Andrée – Fritiofs saga [Frithiof's Saga] (opera)https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/tonsattare/andree-elfrida/SMH-W3314-Fritiofs_saga_Frithiofs_Saga Fritiofs saga [Frithiof's Saga] Swedish Musical Heritage 23 February 2025 Carl Nielsen – String Quartet No. 3 in E flat majorRobert Simpson Carl Nielsen, Symphonist, 1865-1931 J. M. Dent 1952 145 Jean Sibelius King Christian II, incidental music for play by Adolf Paul.Tomi Mäkelä Jean Sibelius Boydell Press 2011 9781843836889 208 "Caprice" and "Romance (D minor)" from Ten Pieces, Op. 24Dahlström Fabian :sv:Fabian Dahlström Jean Sibelius: Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke Jean Sibelius: A Thematic Bibliographic Index of His Works 2003 Breitkopf & Härtel Wiesbaden de 3-7651-0333-0 99–100 Christian Sinding – Concerto for Violin in A majorChristian Sinding Page 28 October 2005 http://www.classical-composers.org/comp/sinding 2008-06-18 https://web.archive.org/web/20080513220042/http://www.classical-composers.org/comp/sinding 13 May 2008 live Popular music Olaus Alvestad – Norsk Songbok for Ungdomsskular og UngdomslagOlaus Alvestad Ottar Grepstad Ottar Grepstad Store norske leksikon https://snl.no/Olaus_Alvestad Norwegian 22 July 2009 Emmy Köhler – "Nu tändas tusen juleljus"Anders Berglund Musik att minnas: Vägvisare till vår gemensamma sångskatt Books on Demand 2022 9789180572279 14 Births 5 January – Rolf Gammleng, Norwegian violinist and administrator (died 1984)https://musicandresistance.net/wp-content/uploads/2021/08/Custodis-Music-and-Resistance.pdf Music and Resistance Waxmann 23 February 2025 20 May – Felix Krohn, Finnish conductor and composer (died 1963)http://kaupunginkirjasto.lahti.fi/vellamo/saveltajatKrohn.htm Felix Krohn Vellamon Vinkit https://web.archive.org/web/20131202223720/http://kaupunginkirjasto.lahti.fi/vellamo/saveltajatKrohn.htm 18 April 2025 2 December 2013 2 June – Ola Isene, Norwegian operatic baritone (died 1973)Tone Hoemsnes https://www.snl.no/.nbl_biografi/Ola_Isene/utdypning Ola Isene Store Norsk Lekskicon 26 November 2024 no 23 February 2025 24 July – Svea Nordblad Welander, Swedish organist, violist and composer (died 1985)Jacobsson Stig Peterson Hans-Gunnar Swedish composers of the 20th century : members of the Society of Swedish Composers 1988 Swedish Music Information Center 91-85470-47-3 Stockholm 21031637 4 December – Reimar Riefling, Norwegian pianist and music critic (died 1981)Reimar Riefling Store norske leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget Oslo http://www.snl.no/Reimar_Riefling Norwegian 12 July 2010 Deaths 24 January – Fredrik Kjellstrand, Swedish composer (born 1826)https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/kjellstrand-johan-fredrik/ Fredrik Kjellstrand (1826−1898) Swedish Musical Heritage 23 February 2025 12 March – Zachris Topelius, Finnish poet, novelist and librettist (born 1818)https://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/topelius.htm Zachris Topelius Books and Writers (kirjasto.sci.fi) Petri Liukkonen Kuusankoski Public Library Finland https://web.archive.org/web/20150221075501/http://www.kirjasto.sci.fi/topelius.htm 21 February 2015 dead dmy-all 23 February 2025 28 October – Erika Stang, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1861)Hixon Donald L. Women in music : an encyclopedic biobibliography 1993 Scarecrow Press Don A. Hennessee 0-8108-2769-7 2nd Metuchen, N.J. 28889156 See also 1898 in Denmark 1898 in Norwegian music 1898 in Sweden References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music