1956 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1956 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 24 May – The first-ever Eurovision Song Contest takes place in Switzerland. There is no representation from Scandinavian countries, but Danish radio broadcasts the event. ^[1]
• 13 June – Jean Sibelius meets the British conductor Sir Malcolm Sargent in Helsinki, and the two are photographed together. ^[2]
• unknown date – Lars-Erik Larsson begins playing in the Swedish Radio Big Band. ^[3]

New works

• Erik Bergman – Simbolo ^[4]
• Lars-Erik Larsson – Concertino for Violin ^[5]
• Bo Nilsson – Zwei Stücke, for flute, bass clarinet, piano, and percussion ^[6]
• Alan Petterson – Symphony No 3 ^[7]
• Hilding Rosenberg – Lento per orchestra d'archi ^[8]
• Dag Wirén – Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and violoncello ^[9]

Popular music

• Kai Gullmar & Hasse Ekman – "I Heidelberg" ^[10]

Film music

• Håkan von Eichwald – Flickan i frack ^[11]
• Sven Gyldmark – Flintesønnerne ^[12]
• Erland von Koch – Sången om den eldröda blomman ^[13]
• Ulrik Neumann, Svend Asmussen & Arvid Muller – Kispus ^[14]

Births

• 15 February – Nils Landgren, Swedish jazz trombonist ^[15]
• 13 March – John Frandsen, Danish composer^{[ citation needed ]}
• 14 June – King Diamond, Danish heavy metal vocalist ^[16]
• 6 July – Bubbi Morthens, Icelandic singer and songwriter ^[17]
• 8 September – Eivin One Pedersen, jazz accordionist and pianist (died 2012) ^[18]
• 24 November – Jouni Kaipainen, Finnish composer (died 2015) ^[19]

Deaths

• 27 January – Harald Heide, Norwegian violinist, conductor, and composer (born 1876) ^[20]
• 4 February – Peder Gram, Danish organist and composer (born ^[21]
• 25 March – Sam Rydberg, Swedish military musician and composer (born 1885) ^[22]
• 20 December – Hildur Andersen, Norwegian pianist and music teacher (born 1864) ^[23]

See also

• 1956 in Denmark
• 1956 in Finland
• 1956 in Iceland
• 1956 in Norwegian music
• 1956 in Sweden

References

1. "Radio og Fjernsyn: Velkommen Eurovision" [Radio and TV: Welcome, Eurovision]. Berlingske Tidende (in Danish). 25 May 1956. p. 6. OCLC   1367883859.
2. "Music. Helsinki, Finland. 13th June 1956". Getty Images. Retrieved 23 September 2025.
3. Leon Joseph Bly (2023). A History of the Music for Wind Band. Lit. p. 877. ISBN   9783643916549.
4. Juha Torvinen (January 1985). "Hearing the Self through the Other". Finnish Music Quarterly. Retrieved 11 November 2025.
5. Skans, Per (1991). Lars-Erik Larsson: Twelve Concertinos, Op. 45 (CD booklet). Various artists. BIS. p. 8–9. CD–473/474.  OCLC   25292700
6. Jean Christensen (2002). New Music of the Nordic Countries. Pendragon Press. p. 468. ISBN   9781576470190.
7. "Styrelsen". Archived from the original on 8 September 2008.
8. "Lento per orchestra d'archi". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
9. "Quartet for flute, oboe, clarinet and violoncello". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
10. Catalog of Copyright Entries: Third series. Library of Congress. 1957. p. 509.
11. Per Olov Qvist; Peter von Bagh (2000). Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 142.
12. "Flintesønnerne". danskefilm. Retrieved 29 July 2022.
13. Gunnar Iverson; Astrid Soderbergh Widding; Tytti Soila (2005). Nordic National Cinemas. Routledge. p. 201.
14. John Sundholm; Isak Thorsen; Lars Gustaf Andersson; Olof Hedling (2012). Historical Dictionary of Scandinavian Cinema. Scarecrow Press. p. 68. ISBN   9780810878990.
15. Hansson, Dan (1 August 2010). "Ingen blåsning". Svenska Dagbladet (in Swedish). ISSN   1101-2412 . Retrieved 17 July 2025.
16. Bille, Torben, ed. (2002). Dansk rockleksikon (in Danish) (1st ed.). Politikens Forlag. p. 253. ISBN   87-567-6525-8.
17. Stan Jeffries (2003). Encyclopedia of World Pop Music, 1980-2001. Bloomsbury Academic. p. 135. ISBN   9780313315473.
18. "Eivin One Pedersen" (in Norwegian). MIC.no. Retrieved 30 April 2017.
19. Finnish Music Quarterly 2006. Performing Music Promotion Centre (ESEK). 2006. p. 17.
20. Kortsen, Bjarne (13 February 2009). "Harald Heide". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
21. "Peder Gram (1881-1956)". earsense. Retrieved 24 September 2025.
22. "Sam Rydberg (1885−1956)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 22 September 2025.
23. Andersen, Rune J. (13 February 2009). "Hildur Andersen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 March 2017.