1924 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1924 in Nordic music.
Events
- 24 March â Jean Sibelius conducts the world premiere of his 7th and last symphony as Fantasia sinfonica No. 1 in Stockholm.[1]
- unknown date â Spanish-born Olallo Morales joins the programme committee of Swedish Public Radio and also temporarily replaces Hugo Alfvén as director of music at Uppsala University.
New works
- Hugo Alfvén â Kantat vid Världspostunionens halvsekels jubileum 1924[2]
- Sigvaldi Kaldalóns â Klukknahljóð[3]
- Ture Rangström â Vinden och trädet[4]
- Hilding Rosenberg â Violin concerto no. 1, op. 22[5]
Popular music
- Carl Nielsen â "Der er et yndigt land" (Nielsen's setting of the Danish national anthem, to lyrics by Adam Oehlenschläger)[6]
- Evert Taube â "Sjuttonde balladen"[7]
Births
- 26 January â Alice Babs, Swedish popular singer (died 2014)[8]
- 6 June â Gunnar Brunvoll, Norwegian impresario and opera administrator (died 1999)[9]
- 23 August â Edvard Fliflet Bræin, Norwegian conductor and composer (died 1976)[10]
- 10 September â Putte Wickman, Swedish jazz clarinetist (died 2006)[11]
- 18 October â Egil Hovland, Norwegian composer (died 2013)[12]
- 7 December â Bent Fabric, Danish pianist and composer (died 2020)[13]
- 20 December â Arne Domnérus, Swedish jazz saxophonist and clarinetist (died 2008)[14]
Deaths
- 17 February â Oskar Merikanto, Finnish pianist, conductor and composer (born 1868)[15]
- 27 February â Carolina Ãstberg, Swedish opera singer and teacher (born 1853)[16]
- 12 April â Sjur Helgeland, Norwegian hardingfele fiddler and composer (born 1858)[17]
- 13 September â P. J. Hannikainen, Finnish composer (born 1854)[18]
- 2 December â Emmy Achté, Finnish operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1850)[19]
- 7 December â Rudolph Sophus Bergh, Danish composer (born 1859)[20]