1955 in Scandinavian music

The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1955 in Scandinavian music.

Events

• 1 June – The 3rd Bergen International Festival opens in Bergen, Norway, running until 15 June.^[1][2]

New works

• Einar Englund – Piano Concerto No. 1^[3]
• Vagn Holmboe
  • String Quartet No. 5, Op. 66^[4]
  • Cantata No. 9^[5]
• Per Nørgård – Symphony No. 1 Sinfonia austera^[6]

Popular music

• Karl Gerhard – "Så var det med det lilla helgonet"^[7]
• Åsta Hjelm – "Teddyen min", recorded by Lille Grethe^[8]
• Johan Øian & Alf Prøysen – "Nøtteliten"^[9]
• Evert Taube – "Anttilan keväthuumaus" (Finnish translation)^[10]

Film music

• Harry Arnold & Sverre Bergh – Ute blåser sommarvind^[11]
• Lars-Erik Larsson – Enhörningen^[12]
• Poul Schierbeck – Ordet^[13]

Musical films

• Danssalongen, with music by Gunnar Lundén-Welden & Charlie Norman^[14]

Births

• 8 August – Diddú, Icelandic singer^[15]
• 30 December – Sanne Salomonsen, Danish singer and songwriter^[16]

Deaths

• 10 April – Oskar Lindberg, Swedish church musician and composer (born 1884)^[17]
• 13 April – Davida Afzelius-Bohlin, Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1866)^[18][19]
• 25 July – Ilmari Hannikainen, Finnish composer (born 1892; drowned)^[20]
• 26 October – Arne Eggen, Norwegian composer and organist (born 1881)^[21]
• 15 November – David Wikander, Swedish composer (born 1884)^[22]

See also

• 1955 in Denmark
• 1955 in Iceland
• 1955 in Norwegian music
• 1955 in Sweden

References

1. "Festspillhistorier". Bergen International Festival. Archived from the original on 2 December 2013. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
2. Svendsen, Trond Olav (2 February 2017). "Festspillene i Bergen". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 22 March 2017.
3. Jean Christensen (2002). New Music of the Nordic Countries. Pendragon Press. p. 145. ISBN 9781576470190.
4. Jed Distler. "The Nightingale String Quartet Vagn Holmboe Cycle Continues". Classics Today. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
5. Paul Rapoport (1974). Vagn Holmboe: a catalogue of his music, discography, bibliography, essays. Triad Press.
6. Edward Greenfield; Ivan March; Paul Czajkowski; Robert Layton (2011). "Nørgård, Per". The Penguin Guide to the 1000 Finest Classical Recordings: The Must-Have CDs and DVDs. Penguin Books Limited. ISBN 9780141399768.
7. Kalle Lind (2022). Karl Gerhard: Estradör och provokatör (in Swedish). Svenska Historiska Media Förlag. ISBN 9789177899235.
8. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken. "Grethe, "Lille Grethe" Kausland". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Archived from the original on 30 September 2012. Retrieved 14 January 2010.
9. Ingeborg Lunde Vestad; Eirik Askerøi. "Sonic Values: Narratives of Masculinity in the Music Classroom". Music and Gender in Balance. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
10. Pekka Nissilä (2008). Tapio Rautavaara - kulkurin taival (in Finnish). Warner Music Finland. ISBN 978-952-67044-2-5.
11. Per Olov Qvist; Peter von Bagh (2000). Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 30.
12. Per Olov Qvist; Peter von Bagh (2000). Guide to the Cinema of Sweden and Finland. Greenwood Publishing Group. p. 30.
13. "Ordet". Det Danske Filminstitut. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
14. Gunnar Iverson; Astrid Soderbergh Widding; Tytti Soila (2005). Nordic National Cinemas. Routledge. p. 188.
15. "Sigrun Hjalmtysdottir". vestmannaeyjar.ismennt.is. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
16. Salomonsen, Sanne; Njor, Maise (2005). The Book (in Danish) (1st ed.). People's Press. p. 212. ISBN 87-91693-47-0.
17. "Oskar Lindberg (1887-1955)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 18 September 2025.
18. Hennerberg, F. "Davida Carolina Afzelius-Bohlin (f. Larsson)". Svenskt biografiskt lexikon (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
19. "Davida Afzelius-Bohlin". Nya Idun (in Swedish). Retrieved 22 May 2021.
20. "Ilmari Hannikainen". earsense. Retrieved 17 September 2025.
21. Pedersen, Morten Eide (13 February 2009). "Arne Eggen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 31 March 2017.
22. "David Wikander (1884−1955)". Swedish Musical Heritage. Retrieved 18 September 2025.