1918 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1918 in Nordic music.
Events
- February â Jean Sibelius's home in Ainola is twice searched by Finland's Red Guards. His family is subsequently escorted to Helsinki as a result of the intervention of Robert Kajanus.[1]
- 1 May â Composer Toivo Kuula is mortally wounded by a gunshot during an incident at the Hotel Seurahuone, Viipuri, during the Finnish Civil War.[2]
- unknown dates
- The Swedish Society of Composers is founded, with Natanael Berg as its first president.[3]
- Carl Nielsen's daughter Anne Marie marries Hungarian violinist Emil Telmányi, who promotes Nielsen's music throughout the world.[4]
New works
Popular music
Births
- 22 March â Tauno Pylkkänen, Finnish composer (died 1980)[9]
- 3 April â Sixten Ehrling, Swedish conductor (died 2005)[10]
- 17 May â Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (died 2005)[11]
- 21 July â Vidar Sandbeck, folk singer, composer, and writer (died 2005).[12]
- 17 September â Berit Brænne, Norwegian actress, children's writer and songwriter (died 1976).[13]
- 26 October â Eric Ericson, Swedish choral conductor and choral teacher (died 2013)[14]
- 16 November â Finn Ludt, pianist, composer and music critic (died 1992)[15]
- 24 November â Torstein Grythe, Norwegian choir leader (died 2009)[16]
- 7 December â Jórunn Viðar, Icelandic pianist and composer (died 2017)[17]
Deaths
- 1 March â Emil Sjögren, Swedish organist and composer (born 1853)[18]
- 1 April â Karl Valentin, Swedish composer (born 1853)[19]
- 18 May â Toivo Kuula, Finnish composer (born 1883)[20]
- 20 May â Richard Andersson, Swedish pianist and composer (born 1851)[21]
- 10 November â Frants Beyer, Norwegian tax inspector and composer (born 1851)[22]
- 3 December â Anders Heyerdahl, Norwegian violinist, composer and folk music collector (born 1832)[23]