1907 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1907 in Nordic music.
Events
- 25 September â Jean Sibelius conducts the première of his Symphony No. 3 in C major Op.52 in Helsinki.[1]
- 29 December â At the opening ceremony of K.F.U.K's building in Stockholm, Alice Tegnér's new composition "Skapare, Fader" is performed for the first time.[2]
New works
- Hugo Alfvén â Swedish Rhapsody No. 2, Op. 24 (Uppsalarapsodi)[3]
- Carl Nielsen â Strophic Songs, Op.21[4]
- Ture Rangström â Ver Sacrum[5]
- Jean Sibelius â Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52[1]
Popular music
- Alice Tegnér â "Skapare, Fader"[2]
Births
- 16 February â Eugen Malmstén, Finnish jazz musician, singer, conductor and composer (died 1993)[6]
- 15 March â Zarah Leander, Swedish singer and actress (died 1981)[7]
- 18 August â Otto Mortensen, Danish composer (died 1986)[8]
Deaths
- 28 May â Valdemar Tofte, Danish violinist and teacher (born 1832)[9]
- 4 June â Agathe Backer-Grøndahl, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1847)[10]
- 4 September â Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer (born 1843)[11]
- 5 September â Adolf Ãstbye, first Norwegian recording artist (born 1868)[12]
- 6 December â Hilda Thegerström, Swedish pianist and composer (born 1838)[13]