1927 in Nordic music

none May 2025 1927 1927 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1927 in Nordic music. Events 4 January – In a letter to his wife, Carl Nielsen writes that he has only 8–10 days "to write an overture to mark a big Faroese gala at the Royal Theatre supported by the State..." The occasion is later postponed until November 1927. 31 July – Kurt Atterberg's incidental music for Shakespeare's Julius Caesar is broadcast on Sveriges Radio. December – Eric Bengtson becomes music director at the Svensk Filmindustri in Stockholm.https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/bengtsson-eric/ Eric Bengtson (1897−1948) Swedish Musical Heritage 20 May 2025 unknown date Jean Sibelius is recorded on film for the first time, at home in Ainola, by Heikki Aho and Björn Soldan. Sibelius is filmed playing the piano and sitting at his desk.Jean Sibelius and His World Princeton University Press 2011 9781400840205 ix At the Nordic Music Festival in Stockholm, Hilding Rosenberg’s first violin concerto is premièred by Tobias Wilhelmi.https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/wilhelmi-tobias/ Tobias Wilhelmi (1885−1944) Swedish Musical Heritage 20 May 2025 New works Kurt Atterberg – Julius Caesar (incidental music)https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/tonsattare/atterberg-kurt/SMH-W4667-Julius_Caesar Julius Caesar Swedish Musical Heritage 20 May 2025 Carl Nielsen – An Imaginary Trip to the Faroe Islandshttp://www.kb.dk/en/kb/nb/mta/cnu/forord_kilder.html arl Nielsen Edition - Prefaces and Critical Commentaries Royal Danish Library 19 May 2025 https://web.archive.org/web/20100409070144/http://www.kb.dk/en/kb/nb/mta/cnu/forord_kilder.html 2010-04-09 Jean Sibelius – Vapaamuurareiden rituaalimusiikkiaFabian Dahlström de 2003 Jean Sibelius: Thematisch-bibliographisches Verzeichnis seiner Werke [Jean Sibelius: A Thematic Bibliographic Index of His Works] Breitkopf & Härtel 3-7651-0333-0 473–483 Popular music Helge Lindberg & Gösta Stevens – "De' ä' grabben med chokla' i"Nordiska Museets och Skansens Årsbok. Fataburen Nordiska museet 1968 sv 145 Births 10 May – Eva Knardahl, Norwegian classical pianist (died 2006)http://www.ballade.no/sak/eva-knardahl-er-dod Eva Knardahl er død Norwegian Ida Habbestad Ballade.no 2006-09-05 29 April 2017 11 July – Herbert Blomstedt, US-born Swedish conductorhttps://philharmonia.co.uk/herbert-blomstedt-a-timeline/ Herbert Blomstedt: a timeline Philharmonia 7 March 2026 14 July – Max Brüel, Danish jazz pianist and saxophonist (died 1995)A Perspective of Modern Scandinavian Architecture Process Architecture Publishing Company 1977 254 6 October – Birgit Brüel, Danish singer and actress (died 1996)https://kvindebiografiskleksikon.lex.dk/Birgit_Br%c3%bcel Birgit Brüel Danmarks Nationalleksikon Pia Rasmussen 1 April 2025 5 October – Karin Langebo, Swedish operatic soprano and harpist (died 2019)https://skbl.se/en/article/KarinLangebo Karin Hillevi Langebo Svenskt kvinnobiografiskt lexikon Grosjean, Alexia 25 September 2022 24 December 2022 28 November – Gullan Bornemark, Swedish musician, lyricist and composerMay 2025 Deaths 4 February – Thomas Laub, Danish organist and composer (born 1852)Jensen Niels Martin Laub, Thomas Grove Music Online 20 January 2001 10 February – Laura Netzel, Swedish pianist, conductor and composer (born 1839)https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/netzel-laura/ Laura Netzel (1839−1927) Swedish Musical Heritage 20 May 2025 23 February – Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson, Icelandic composer (born 1847)https://www.allmusic.com/artist/sveinbj%C3%B6rn-sveinbj%C3%B6rnsson-mn0001730108 Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson AllMusic 19 May 2025 1 October – Wilhelm Harteveld, Swedish composer and musicologist (born 1859)https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/harteveld-wilhelm/ Wilhelm Harteveld (1859−1927) Swedish Musical Heritage 20 May 2025 4 November – Ole Olsen, Norwegian organist, composer, conductor and military musician (born 1850)Gundersen Egil Arnt Ole Olsen https://nbl.snl.no/Ole_Olsen Norsk biografisk leksikon 13 January 2020 20 November – Wilhelm Stenhammar, Swedish pianist conductor and composer (born 1871)https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/stenhammar-wilhelm/ Wilhelm Stenhammar (1871−1927) Swedish Musical Heritage 20 May 2025 24 December – Helmer Alexandersson, Swedish violinist and composer (born 1886)https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/alexandersson-helmer/ Helmer Alexandersson (1886−1927) Swedish Musical Heritage 20 May 2025 See also 1927 in Denmark 1927 in Iceland 1927 in Norwegian music 1927 in Sweden References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music