1955 in Nordic music
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The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1955 in Nordic music.
Events
- 1 June – The 3rd Bergen International Festival opens in Bergen, Norway, running until 15 June.[1][2]
New works
- Einar Englund – Piano Concerto No. 1[3]
- Vagn Holmboe
- Per Nørgård – Symphony No. 1 Sinfonia austera[6]
Popular music
- Karl Gerhard – "Så var det med det lilla helgonet"[7]
- Åsta Hjelm – "Teddyen min", recorded by Lille Grethe[8]
- Johan Øian & Alf Prøysen – "Nøtteliten"[9]
- Evert Taube – "Anttilan keväthuumaus" (Finnish translation)[10]
Film music
Musical films
- Danssalongen, with music by Gunnar Lundén-Welden & Charlie Norman[14]
Births
- 8 August – Diddú, Icelandic singer[15]
- 30 December – Sanne Salomonsen, Danish singer and songwriter[16]
Deaths
- 10 April – Oskar Lindberg, Swedish church musician and composer (born 1884)[17]
- 13 April – Davida Afzelius-Bohlin, Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1866)[18][19]
- 25 July – Ilmari Hannikainen, Finnish composer (born 1892; drowned)[20]
- 26 October – Arne Eggen, Norwegian composer and organist (born 1881)[21]
- 15 November – David Wikander, Swedish composer (born 1884)[22]