1957 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1957 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 3 March – The 2nd Eurovision Song Contest is held in West Germany. The only Scandinavian country to enter is Denmark, represented by Birthe Wilke and Gustav Winckler, singing "Skibet skal sejle i nat", which finishes in third place. ^[1]
• 1 July – Nina & Frederik, not yet a married couple, make their professional performing debut at Mon Cœur, a nightclub in Copenhagen.^{[ citation needed ]}
• 29 September – Finland's celebrated composer, Jean Sibelius, lies in state overnight, following a short memorial service at which musicians from the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra and Radio Symphony Orchestra carry his coffin into Helsinki Cathedral while Tapani Valsta plays the organ. ^[2]
• 30 September – The state funeral of Jean Sibelius is held at Helsinki Cathedral. Many of Sibelius's own compositions are played. Aino Sibelius and Finland's president, Urho Kekkonen, lay wreaths, and composers Uuno Klami and Einojuhani Rautavaara are among the bearers. The coffin is taken to his home at Ainola for burial. ^[2]

New works

• Lars-Erik Larsson – Concertino for piano and string orchestra ^[3]
• Einojuhani Rautavaara – Symphony No. 2 ^[4]
• Geirr Tveitt – Nykken ^[5]

Popular music

• Knut Brodin & Lennart Hellsing – "Hej, sa Petronella" ^[6]
• Valto Laitinen – "Kun syksy saapuu Helsinkiin" ^[7]
• Owe Thörnqvist – "Ett litet rött paket" ^[8]

New recordings

• Jussi Björling – "Nu Är Jag Pank Och Fågelfri" ^[9]
• Grethe and Jørgen Ingmann – "Slentre Gennem Regn"/"Kun en drømmer" ^[10]

Film music

• Gunnar Sønstevold & Maj Sønstevold – Fjols til fjells ^[11]

Births

• 22 May – Anne Grete Preus, Norwegian rock singer (died 2019) ^[12]
• unknown date – Karin Rehnqvist ^[13]

Deaths

• 7 July – Hiski Salomaa, Finnish folk singer and songwriter (born 1891) ^[14]
• 28 August – Erik Tuxen, Danish conductor and composer and arranger (born 1902) ^[15]
• 23 August – Lille Bror Söderlundh, Swedish singer and composer (born 1912) ^[16]
• 19 September – Heino Kaski, Finnish composer (born 1885) ^[17]
• 20 September
  • Edvard Bræin, Norwegian conductor and composer (born 1887) ^[18]
  • Jean Sibelius, Finnish composer (born 1865) ^[19]
• 14 October – Natanael Berg, Swedish composer (born 1879) ^[20]

See also

• 1957 in Denmark
• 1957 in Iceland
• 1957 in Norwegian music
• 1957 in Sweden

References

1. "Frankfurt 1957 – Scoreboard". European Broadcasting Union (EBU). Archived from the original on 17 May 2022. Retrieved 3 June 2022.
2. "Death and Funeral 1957". Sibelius. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
3. "Concertino for piano and string orchestra". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
4. "Symphony No. 2". Music Finland Core. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
5. "Scandinavian myths in music". Scottish Chamber Orchestra. 11 March 2025. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
6. Anders Palm; Johan Stenström, eds. (1999). Barnens svenska sångbok. Stockholm: Bonnier.
7. "Hakutulos kappaleelle Kun syksy saapuu helsinkiin". Suomen äänitearkisto ry. 5 September 2018. Archived from the original on 5 September 2018.
8. "Ett litet rött paket". YouTube. 23 April 2018. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
9. Jack W. Porter; Harald Henrysson (1982). A Jussi Bjoerling Discography. Jussi Bjoerling Memorial Archive. p. 90. ISBN   9780960854608.
10. "Slentre gennem regn". Internet Archive. Retrieved 27 September 2025.
11. "Fjols til fjells". Norsk filmografi. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
12. Olsen, Robin (25 August 2019). "Anne Grete Preus er død". musikknyheter.no (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 26 August 2019. Retrieved 25 September 2025.
13. "Karin Rehnqvist". Columbia University. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
14. Silja Pitkänen; Ville-Juhani Sutinen (2011). Värssyjä sieltä ja täältä – Hiski Salomaan elämä ja laulut. Helsinki: Teos. p. 320. ISBN   978-951-851-304-2.
15. Musical Courier, volumes 155-156. 1957. p. 10.
16. "Lille Bror Söderlundh (1912−1957)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 26 September 2025.
17. Lehtonen, Tiina-Maija (21 June 2020). "Säveltäjä Heino Kaski oli sydämeen käypä melodikko – Musiikin syntymäpäiväkalenteri". Yle (in Finnish). Retrieved 28 July 2025.
18. Grøndahl, Carl Henrik (9 October 2013). "Edvard Bræin". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
19. "Sibelius – Jean Sibelius 150 Years". Finnish Cultural Institute for the Benelux. Archived from the original on 23 August 2018. Retrieved 23 August 2018.
20. Burnett R. Toskey (1983). Concertos for violin and viola: a comprehensive encyclopedia. B.R. Toskey. p. 82. ISBN   9780960105489.