Anna Lang (harpist)

Anna Lang, née Nordqvist (Stockholm, 5 July 1874 – 12 December 1920) was a Swedish court harpist.

Anna Lang
Born	Anna Nordqvist 5 July 1874 Stockholm, Sweden
Died	12 December 1920 Lidingö, Sweden
Nationality	Swedish
Alma mater	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

• Charlotta Seuerling
• Marie Pauline Åhman

Sources

• Anna Lang, född Nordqvist i Adolf Lindgren och Nils Personne, Svenskt porträttgalleri (1897), volym XXI. Tonkonstnärer och sceniska artister
• Profil på Hovkapellets webbplats.