1932 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1932 in Nordic music.
Events
- January â The Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra, conducted by Olav Kielland, devotes a concert to the works of Halfdan Jebe.[1]
- unknown date
- Armas Järnefelt becomes conductor and artistic director of the Finnish Opera in Helsinki.[2]
- Jørgen Bentzon and Finn Høffding work to establish public music schools in Denmark.[3]
- Swedish film star Zarah Leander marries journalist Vidar Forsell.[4]
New works
- Gunnar de Frumerie â Variations and Fugue[5]
- Albert Henneberg â Festmarsch[6]
- Lars-Erik Larsson â Sinfonietta[7]
Popular music
- Sten Axelson & à ke Söderblom â "Kan du vissla Johanna?"[8]
- Evert Taube â "Calle Schewens vals"[9]
Film music
Musical films
- Odds 777, with music by Kai Normann Andersen & Dan Folke[12]
- Studenter i Paris[13]
Births
- 5 February â Ketil Vea, Norwegian composer and music teacher (died 2015)[14]
- 7 April â Rauno Lehtinen, Finnish bandleader and composer (died 2006)[15]
- 29 May â Jan Malmsjö, Swedish singer and actor[16]
- 13 July â Per NørgÃ¥rd, Danish composer and music theorist (died 2025)[17]
- 13 September â Bengt Hallberg, Swedish jazz pianist (died 2013)[18]
- 18 October â Ritva Auvinen, Finnish opera singer (died 2026)[19]
- 21 November â Pelle Gudmundsen-Holmgreen, Danish composer (died 2016)[20]
Deaths
- 24 December â Eyvind Alnæs, Norwegian pianist, organist and composer (born 1872)[21]
- 25 December â Ernst Rolf, Swedish actor, singer and composer and musical revue artist (born 1891; pneumonia)[22]