1938 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1938 in Nordic music.
Events
- 18 January â Finnish singer Jukka Ahti and his wife are arrested by Soviet authorities.[1]
- unknown dates
- Edgar Hayes and his jazz orchestra tour Sweden.[2]
- Swedish trumpeter Thore Ehrling forms his own band.[2]
New works
- Jacob Gade â Københavnerliv[3]
- Uuno Klami â Symphony No. 1[4]
- Ingemar Liljefors â Five studies for piano[5]
Popular music
Births
- 13 January â Paavo Heininen, Finnish pianist and composer (died 2022)[7]
- 23 March â Berit Kullander, Norwegian singer, dancer and actress[8]
- 23 April â Roland Cedermark, Swedish accordionist (died 2020)[9]
- 9 June â Eje Thelin, Swedish jazz trombonist (died 1990)[10]
- 17 June â Grethe Ingmann, Danish singer (died 1990)[11]
- 16 July â Ãorkell Sigurbjörnsson, Icelandic pianist, conductor and composer (died 2013)[12]
- 18 July â Povl Dissing, Danish singer, multi-instrumentalist and composer (died 2022)[13]
- 24 August â Rami Sarmasto, Finnish musician and actor (died 1965)[14]
- 21 September â Atli Heimir Sveinsson, Icelandic composer (died 2019)[15]
Deaths
- 26 February â Jukka Ahti, Finnish-born singer, songwriter and actor (born 1897; executed)[1]
- 30 April â Gunnar Olavsson Helland, Hardanger fiddle maker (born 1852)[16]
- 14 June â Thekla Hofer, Swedish operatic soprano (born 1852)[17]
- 2 August â Bjarni Thorsteinsson, Icelandic priest, organist and collector of folk songs (born 1861)[18]
- 18 September â Ole Hjellemo, Norwegian musician and composer (born 1873)[19]
- 4 December â Borghild Holmsen, Norwegian pianist, composer and music critic (born 1865)[20]