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Events

• 2 May – Composer Edvard Grieg, in Paris, becomes the first Norwegian to make a gramophone record.
• 25 November – Swedish soprano Olive Fremstad (Anna Olivia Rundquist) makes her debut at the Metropolitan Opera, New York, United States, as Sieglinde in Die Walküre.

New works

• Hugo Alfvén – Swedish Rhapsody No. 1 (Midsommarvaka)
• Jean Sibelius – Kuolema

Births

• 25 April – Carl Gustav Sparre Olsen, Norwegian violinist and composer (died 1984).
• 28 April – Egil Rasmussen, Norwegian author, literature critic and pianist (died 1964).
• 2 May – Øivin Fjeldstad, Norwegian orchestra conductor, violinist, and conducted the Oslo Philharmonic (died 1983).
• 17 August – Bjarne Amdahl, Norwegian pianist, composer and orchestra conductor (died 1968).
• 29 September – Karl Andersen, solo cellist for the Oslo Philharmonic (died 1970).
• 30 October – Leif Rustad, Norwegian cellist and radio pioneer (died 1976).

Deaths

• 24 July – Adolf Thomsen (50), organist and composer
• 27 July – Lina Sandell (71), Swedish hymn writer (born 1832)
• 27 October – Erika Nissen (58), pianist

See also

• 1903 in Norway
• 1903 in Sweden

References

1. "Legendary Piano Recordings". Marston Records. Retrieved 23 November 2024.
2. John Culshaw (1978). Wagner, the man and his music. E. P. Dutton. p. 102. ISBN 9780525229605.
3. David Daniels; David W Oertel; David A Rahbee (2022). Daniels' Orchestral Music. Rowman & Littlefield Publishers. p. 15. ISBN 9781442275218.
4. Levas, Santeri (1986). Jean Sibelius: Muistelma suuresta ihmisestä (in Finnish) (2nd ed.). Helsinki: WSOY. p. 466. ISBN 951-0-13306-X.
5. Andersen, Rune J. (13 February 2009). "Sparre Olsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
6. "Egil Rasmussen". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. 2 August 2010. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
7. Vollsnes, Arvid O. (22 August 2013). "Øivin Fjeldstad". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
8. Larsen, Svend Erik Løken (13 February 2009). "Bjarne Amdahl". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
9. Andersen, Rune J. (2 August 2010). "Karl August Andersen". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
10. Arntzen, Jon Gunnar (8 March 2012). "Leif Rustad". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
11. Andersen, Rune J. (9 July 2013). "Adolf Thomsen". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 23 April 2017.
12. Robert J Morgan (2010). Near to the Heart of God: Meditations on 366 Best-Loved Hymns. Baker Publishing Group. p. 217. ISBN 9780800733957.
13. Haavet, Inger Elisabeth (13 February 2009). "Erika Lie Nissen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 26 April 2017.

• Music of Norway
• 1903 in music
• 1900s in Norwegian music