The following is a list of notable events that occurred in the year 1888 in Nordic music.
Events 1 January – Norwegian composer Edvard Grieg and Russian composer Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky meet for the first time, in Leipzig. 5 February – Carl Nielsen's String Quartet No. 1 is premiered in the smaller hall of the Odd Fellows Mansion, Copenhagen. 17 September – Carl Nielsen's Suite for String Orchestra is premiered at Tivoli Gardens in Copenhagen. unknown date – Alexandra Ahnger begins teaching singing privately.
New works Edvard Grieg Lyric Pieces for Piano, Book IV Peer Gynt Suite No. 1 Op. 46 (created from his earlier work Peer Gynt Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann – Dante Overture, Op. 85 Gustav Helsted – Romance for Violin and Orchestra, Op. 11 C. F. E. Horneman – Aladdin (opera) Carl Nielsen – Suite for String Orchestra Jean Sibelius – Piano Trio in C major
Popular music Bror Beckman – " Kammaren sitter kaplanens vif / Im Kämmerlein wacht des Kapplanen Weib"
Births 26 January – Lisa Steier, Swedish ballerina (died 1928) 8 November – David Monrad Johansen, Norwegian composer (died 1974).
Deaths 7 February – Aurore von Haxthausen, Swedish pianist, composer and writer (born 1830) 22 June – Edmund Neupert, Norwegian pianist and composer (born 1842) 9 December – Robert William Otto Allen, Danish pianist, conductor and composer (born 1852)
See also 1880s in Danish music 1888 in Norwegian music 1888 in Sweden
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