1911 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1911 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 3 April – Jean Sibelius conducts the world première of his Symphony No. 4, given by the Philharmonia Society in Helsinki.^[1]
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  • Aino Ackté, Oskar Merikanto and others found the Kotimainen Ooppera, which later becomes the Finnish National Opera.^[2]
  • Armas Järnefelt becomes Chief Conductor of the Royal Court Orchestra in Stockholm.^[3]

New works

• Hugo Alfvén – Nocturne for piano^[4]
• Sverre Jordan – Suite in the Old Style, Op 4^[5]
• Erkki Melartin – Walzer-miniaturen, Op. 49
• Carl Nielsen – Concerto for Violin and Orchestra^[6]
• Jean Sibelius – Symphony No. 4

Popular music

• Oskar Merikanto – "Nälkämaan laulu", setting of a poem by Ilmari Kianto^[7]

Births

• 1 January – Arne Hendriksen, Norwegian operatic tenor (died 1996).^[8]
• 5 February – Jussi Björling, Swedish tenor (died 1960)^[9]
• 1 April – Anne-Marie Ørbeck, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1996)^[10]
• 24 May – Egil Storbekken, Norwegian folk musician (died 2002)^[11]
• 2 July – Anja Ignatius, Finnish violinist and music teacher (died 1995)^[12]
• 19 September – Allan Pettersson, Swedish composer (died 1980)^[13]
• 24 November – Erik Bergman, Danish composer (died 2006)^[14]
• 17 December – Cissi Cleve, Norwegian opera singer and composer (died 1993).^[15]

Deaths

• 15 January – Rosa Asmundsen, Norwegian actress and singer (born 1846)^[16]
• 28 January – Wilhelmina Fundin, Swedish operatic soprano (born 1819)^[17]
• 14 June – Johan Svendsen, Norwegian violinist, conductor and composer (born 1840)^[18]
• 10 August – Carl Christian Lumbye, Danish composer, son of Hans Christian Lumbye^[19]
• 29 August – Hildegard Werner, Swedish musician, conductor and journalist (born 1834)^[20]

See also

• 1911 in Denmark
• 1911 in Norwegian music
• 1911 in Sweden