1887 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1887 in Nordic music.
Events
- 17 September â Danish composer Carl Nielsen plays the violin at Tivoli Concert Hall in Copenhagen at the premiere of his own Andante tranquillo e Scherzo for strings.[1]
- 29 December â Ivar Hallström's "fairy play" Per Svinaherde receives its premiere at the Stockholm Opera House.[2]
- unknown date
- Danish conductor and composer Frederik Rung sets up the Madrigal choir at the Cecilia Association (Caeciliaforening) of Copenhagen.[3]
- Danish poet Holger Drachmann meets cabaret singer Amanda Nielsen, who becomes his muse.[4]
- Norwegian organist, music teacher and critic Catharinus Elling graduates from the Hochschule für Musik in Berlin, Germany.[5]
New works
- Catharinus Elling â Valse capriser[5]
- Edvard Grieg â Third Sonata for Violin and Piano in C minor, opus 45 (written at Troldhaugen the previous autumn)[6]
- Jean Sibelius â Piano Trio in D major[7]
Popular music
- Laura Netzel â "Blomman"[8]
- Wilhelm Peterson-Berger â "Irmelin"[9]
Births
- 17 February â Leevi Madetoja, Finnish conductor, composer and teacher (died 1947)[10]
- 23 February â Oskar Lindberg, Swedish composer (died 1955)[11]
- 3 April â Edvard Bræin, Norwegian organist, conductor and composer (died 1957)[12]
- 30 May â Emil Reesen, Danish pianist, conductor, composer and musical director (died 1964)[13]
- 4 June â Irma Tervani, Finnish operatic contralto (died 1936)[14]
- 25 August â Fartein Valen, Norwegian composer (died 1952)[15]
- 12 December â Kurt Atterberg, Swedish composer, also an engineer (died 1974)[16]
Deaths
- 7 February â Hanna Brooman, Swedish composer and teacher (born 1809)[17]
- 11 March â Ludvig Mathias Lindeman, Norwegian composer (born 1812)[18]
- 7 May â Alette Due, Norwegian singer and composer (born 1812)[19]
- 15 August â Hedvig Willman, Swedish opera singer (born 1841)[20]
- 2 November â Jenny Lind, Swedish soprano called "the Swedish Nightingale" (born 1820)[21]