Anna Lang (harpist)
Swedish harpist
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Anna Lang, née Nordqvist (Stockholm, 5 July 1874 – 12 December 1920) was a Swedish court harpist.
Born
5 July 1874
Anna Nordqvist
5 July 1874
Stockholm, Sweden
Died12 December 1920 (aged 46)
Lidingö, Sweden
EducationRoyal College of Music, Stockholm
OccupationHarpist
Anna Lang | |
|---|---|
| Born | Anna Nordqvist 5 July 1874 Stockholm, Sweden |
| Died | 12 December 1920 (aged 46) Lidingö, Sweden |
| Education | Royal College of Music, Stockholm |
| Occupation | Harpist |
| Spouse | Josef Lang |
| Children | Ingrid Lang |
| Father | Conrad Nordqvist |
Life and work
Lang was the daughter of the conductor of the Kungliga Hovkapellet, Conrad Nordqvist.[1] She received the von Beskow scholarship in 1883, became a student at Royal College of Music, Stockholm 1887, and was a harpist at Hovkapellet from 1890 until her death in 1920.[2][3]
She married her teacher, the harp composer Josef Lang in 1895; their daughter, Ingrid Lang-Fagerström (1897–1990), was also a harpist in Hovkapellet, the Swedish royal chapel orchestra until 1962.[1][2][3]
Anna Lang died on 12 December 1920 in Lidingö. She and her husband are buried in Lidingö cemetery.[3]
See also
Sources
- Anna Lang, född Nordqvist i Adolf Lindgren och Nils Personne, Svenskt porträttgalleri (1897), volym XXI. Tonkonstnärer och sceniska artister
- Profil på Hovkapellets webbplats.
