1907 in Scandinavian music

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The following is a list of notable events and releases of the year 1907 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 25 September – Jean Sibelius conducts the première of his Symphony No. 3 in C major Op.52 in Helsinki. ^[1]
• 29 December – At the opening ceremony of K.F.U.K's building in Stockholm, Alice Tegnér's new composition "Skapare, Fader" is performed for the first time. ^[2]

New works

• Hugo Alfvén – Swedish Rhapsody No. 2, Op. 24 (Uppsalarapsodi) ^[3]
• Ture Rangström – Ver Sacrum ^[4]
• Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 3 in C major, Op. 52 ^[1]

Popular music

• Alice Tegnér – "Skapare, Fader" ^[2]

Births

• 16 February – Eugen Malmstén, Finnish jazz musician, singer, conductor and composer (died 1993) ^[5]
• 15 March – Zarah Leander, Swedish singer and actress (died 1981) ^[6]
• 18 August – Otto Mortensen, Danish composer (died 1986) ^[7]

Deaths

• 28 May – Valdemar Tofte, Danish violinist and teacher (born 1832) ^[8]
• 4 June – Agathe Backer-Grøndahl, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1847) ^[9]
• 4 September – Edvard Grieg, Norwegian composer (born 1843) ^[10]
• 5 September – Adolf Østbye, first Norwegian recording artist (born 1868) ^[11]
• 6 December – Hilda Thegerström, Swedish pianist and composer (born 1838) ^[12]

See also

• 1907 in Denmark
• 1907 in Norwegian music
• 1907 in Sweden

References

1. New York Philharmonic (1947). Program. Philharmonic-Symphony Society of New York.
2. "Skapare, Fader, solo ur Sånger vid invign. av K.F.U.K:s byggnad 1907". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
3. "Uppsala-rhapsodi Swedish Rapsody no. 2". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
4. "Ver Sacrum. En dikt. Ein Gedicht. Un poème. A poem". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
5. Pekka Jalkanen. "MALMSTÉN, Eugen". Biografiskt Lexicon for Finland. Retrieved 6 March 2025.
6. "Zarah Leander, Swedish singer". Miami Herald . Stockholm. UPI. 24 June 1981. p. 83. Retrieved 5 March 2025– via Newspapers.com.
7. Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians: Levy-Pisa. Schirmer Books. 2001. p. 2516.
8. C. F. Bricka, ed. (1932–1944). "Tofte, Lars Valdemar". Dansk Biografisk Leksikons (in Danish). Vol. 24. pp. 162–63.
9. Dahm, Cecilie (13 February 2009). "Agathe Backer Grøndahl". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
10. Benestad, Finn; Andersen, Rune J. (30 August 2016). "Edvard Grieg". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
11. Vanberg, Vidar (9 June 2005). "Adolf Østbye – Norges første grammofonstjerne" (in Norwegian). Oslo: Ballade.no. Retrieved 5 March 2025.
12. Åhlen, Carl-Gunnar. "HildaThegerstrom". SKBL. Retrieved 5 March 2025.