1950 in Nordic music

none August 2025 1950 1950 Nordic music The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1950 in Nordic music. Events 9 March – The Iceland Symphony Orchestra is officially founded.The History https://en.sinfonia.is/iso-history/ 2023-12-19 Iceland Symphony Orchestra en unknown date – Finnish musical group Kipparikvartetti is brought together by Harry Bergström for the film Beautiful Vera, starring Kauko Käyhkö and Tuija Halonen.https://mubi.com/en/gb/films/beautiful-vera Beautiful Vera MUBI 21 August 2025Otavan Iso Musiikkitietosanakirja, vol. 3, Helsinki, 1978, p. 431. 951-1-04553-9 New works Karl-Birger Blomdahl – Symphony No. 3, "Facetter"David Ewen The World of Twentieth-century Music Prentice-Hall 1968 9780139687761 104 Eivind Groven Hjalarljod Overture, Op. 38Jean Christensen New Music of the Nordic Countries Pendragon Press 2002 9781576470190 399 Piano Concerto, Op. 39aJohn Horton Scandinavian Music: A Short History Faber & Faber 1963 140 Vagn Holmboe – Symphony No. 7Rapoport, Paul. Vagn Holmboe: a catalogue of his music, discography, bibliography, essays (1st edition). Triad Press, 1974. Allan Pettersson – Concerto for String Orchestra No. 1Sweden in Music: Musikrevy International Musikrevy 1960 73 Hilding Rosenberg – Piano ConcertoClassical Keyboard Music in Print 1993 Accolade Press 477 Popular music Kauko Käyhkö - "Rovaniemen markkinoilla"Transnational Cinema in a Global North: Nordic Cinema in Transition Wayne State University Press 2005 9780814332436 248 Film music Kai Gullmar & Sune Waldimir - Anderssonskans Kallehttps://www.svenskfilmdatabas.se/en/item/?type=film&itemid=4313 Anderssonskans Kalle Swedish Film Database 22 August 2025 Sven Gyldmark - De Røde Hestehttps://mubi.com/en/gb/films/the-red-horses De røde heste MUBI 23 August 2025 Jerry Högstedt & Yngve Sköld - Kvartetten som sprängdesPer Olov Qvist Peter von Bagh Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland Greenwood Publishing Group 2000 115 Erland von Koch & Lille Bror Söderlundh - Den vita katten'Per Olov Qvist Peter von Bagh Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland Greenwood Publishing Group 2000 56 Births 28 January – Gro Anita Schønn, Norwegian singer and actor (died 2001)https://snl.no/Gro_Anita_Schønn Gro Anita Schønn Jon Vidar Bergan Store Norske Leksikon Godal Anne Marit Anne Marit Godal Norsk nettleksikon Oslo no 2011-10-14 7 March 2017 5 April – Agnetha Fältskog, Swedish singer (ABBA) Magnus Palm Carl 7 March 2019 2009 Bright Lights, Dark Shadows: The Real Story of ABBA https://books.google.com/books?id=CILUDgAAQBAJ&q=%C3%85se+Agneta+F%C3%A4ltskog&pg=PT158 London Omnibus Press 131 9780857120571 12 April – Ivar Frounberg, Danish organist and composerhttp://www.komponistforeningen.dk/node/8716 Ivar Frounberg Danish Composers https://web.archive.org/web/20160809044340/http://www.komponistforeningen.dk/node/8716 21 August 2025 9 August 2016 9 May – Kjell Solem, Norwegian musician (died 2010)Kjell Solem Gisnås Lars 11 February 2010 Adresseavisen 38 nohttp://horecanytt.no/minneord-en-reiselivsambassad%C3%B8r-er-g%C3%A5tt-bort Minneord: En reiselivsambassadør er gått bort Boarding.no no 2010-02-16 30 April 2017 https://web.archive.org/web/20180402225928/http://horecanytt.no/minneord-en-reiselivsambassad%C3%B8r-er-g%C3%A5tt-bort 2018-04-02 dead 29 September – Pálmi Gunnarsson, Icelandic musician and songwriterhttp://www.mbl.is/mm/gagnasafn/grein.html?grein_id=776646 Gásar ef til vill endurgerðir? 9 February 2011 23 January 2004 Morgunblaðið 21 December – Lillebjørn Nilsen, Norwegian guitarist, singer and songwriter (died 2024)https://snl.no/Lillebj%C3%B8rn_Nilsen Lillebjørn Nilsen SNL 21 August 2025 Deaths 17 February – Anna Bartels, Swedish operatic soprano (born 1869)Sveriges dödbok 1901–2013, (Version 6.0) Sveriges släktforskarförbund (2014) 9187676648 23 February – Cally Monrad, Norwegian singer and actress (born 1879)Cally Monrad Alfred Fidjestøl Store norske leksikon Bolstad Erik Norsk nettleksikon Oslo https://snl.no/Cally_Monrad no 3 February 2025 16 March – Vilhelm Dybwad, Norwegian songwriter, writer of comedies and revues (born 1863)https://nbl.snl.no/Vilhelm_Dybwad Vilhelm Dybwad no Schulerud Mentz Mentz Schulerud Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget 2009-02-13 26 March 2017 2 April – Adolf Wiklund, Swedish composer (born 1879)https://www.swedishmusicalheritage.com/composers/wiklund-adolf/ Adolf Wiklund Swedish Musical Heritage 21 August 2025 5 April – William Farre, Norwegian composer (born 1874)https://nbl.snl.no/William_Farre William Farre no Gundersen Egil Arnt Norsk Biografisk Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget 2011-09-29 26 March 2017 6 April – Signe Lund, Norwegian composer (born 1868)https://nbl.snl.no/Halfdan_Cleve Signe Lund no Andersen Rune J. Store Norske Leksikon Kunnskapsforlaget 2013-11-29 26 March 2017 25 May – Niels Clemmensen, Danish pianist and composer (born 1900)https://lex.dk/Niels_Clemmensen Niels Clemmenson Danmarks Nationallexikon Mogens Landsvig 12 May 2022 23 August 2025 3 August – Georg Høeberg, Danish violinist, conductor and composer (born 1872)Billboard 12 August 1950 Passed away - Georg Høeberg 49 See also 1950 in Denmark 1950 in Iceland 1950 in Norwegian music 1950 in Sweden References Nordic Category:Years in Nordic music