The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1918 in Nordic music.
Events
February – Jean Sibelius's home in Ainola is twice searched by Finland's Red Guards. His family is subsequently escorted to Helsinki as a result of the intervention of Robert Kajanus. 1 May – Composer Toivo Kuula is mortally wounded by a gunshot during an incident at the Hotel Seurahuone, Viipuri, during the Finnish Civil War. unknown dates The Swedish Society of Composers is founded, with Natanael Berg as its first president. Carl Nielsen's daughter Anne Marie marries Hungarian violinist Emil Telmányi, who promotes Nielsen's music throughout the world.
New works Leevi Madetoja – Symphony No. 2 Carl Nielsen – Pan and Syrinx Jean Sibelius – Oma maa
Popular music Felix Körling – "Ett gammalt fult och elakt troll det var en gång"
Births 22 March – Tauno Pylkkänen, Finnish composer (died 1980) 3 April – Sixten Ehrling, Swedish conductor (died 2005) 17 May – Birgit Nilsson, Swedish operatic soprano (died 2005) 21 July – Vidar Sandbeck, folk singer, composer, and writer (died 2005). 17 September – Berit Brænne, Norwegian actress, children's writer and songwriter (died 1976). 26 October – Eric Ericson, Swedish choral conductor and choral teacher (died 2013) 16 November – Finn Ludt, pianist, composer and music critic (died 1992) 24 November – Torstein Grythe, Norwegian choir leader (died 2009) 7 December – Jórunn Viðar, Icelandic pianist and composer (died 2017)
Deaths 1 March – Emil Sjögren, Swedish organist and composer (born 1853) 1 April – Karl Valentin, Swedish composer (born 1853) 18 May – Toivo Kuula, Finnish composer (born 1883) 20 May – Richard Andersson, Swedish pianist and composer (born 1851) 10 November – Frants Beyer, Norwegian tax inspector and composer (born 1851) 3 December – Anders Heyerdahl, Norwegian violinist, composer and folk music collector (born 1832)
See also 1918 in Denmark 1918 in Finland 1918 in Iceland 1918 in Norwegian music 1918 in Sweden
References