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Statue of Grieg by Ingebrigt Vik in Bergen Edvard Grieg (1891), portrait by Eilif Peterssen Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in Bergen , Norway (then part of Sweden–Norway ). His parents were Alexander Grieg (1806–1875), a merchant and the British Vice-Consul in Bergen, and Gesine Judithe Hagerup (1814–1875), a music teacher and daughter of ...
Edvard and Nina Grieg lived in Troldhaugen when he was home in Norway, mostly in the summer. Troldhaugen was the home of Edvard Grieg from April 1885 to his death. After the death of her husband in 1907, Nina Grieg moved to Denmark, where she spent the remainder of her life. Grieg's and his wife's ashes rest inside a mountain tomb near the ...
His parents were Caspar Georg Holter (1812–1880), a minister, and Caroline Theodora Børresen (1818–1857). ... In the autumn of 1882, he followed Edvard Grieg as ...
Her uncle, for instance, was a clergyman and poet who translated the Icelandic Eddas into Norwegian and set his own poetry to music by Edvard Grieg. [2] When she was 15, the Norwegian painter Harriet Backer encouraged her to pursue art as a career, and Ingri later studied at art schools in Norway, Germany and France.
In the summer of 1858, Bull met the 15-year-old Edvard Grieg. Bull was a friend of the Grieg family, since Ole Bull's brother was married to the sister of Grieg's mother. Bull noticed Edvard's talent and persuaded his parents to send him to further develop his talents at the Leipzig Conservatory.
Her parents were the malt inspector Herman Didrik Hagerup and the actress Luise Adeline Werligh, née Falck. She was the first cousin of composer Edvard Grieg , whom she married in 1867. [ 1 ]
When she became a widow in 1841, she took over the company. She married a second time in 1844 to Herman Didrik Hagerup (1816–1900) son of Norwegian official Edvard Hagerup (1781–1853). They were the parents of Nina Hagerup (1845–1935), wife of the composer Edvard Grieg. [2] [3] She was the first woman to become theatre manager in Denmark.
Grieg is a Norwegian surname originating from the Scottish surname Greig, [1] notably Alexander Greig, great-grandfather of Edvard Grieg. The spelling "Grieg" reflects the Scots pronunciation of "Greig" at the time the name migrated. (In Scots, ei is regularly pronounced 'ee', e.g. heid [=head].) Notable people with this surname include the ...