The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1955 in Nordic music.
Events
1 June – The 3rd Bergen International Festival opens in Bergen, Norway, running until 15 June.
New works Einar Englund – Piano Concerto No. 1 Vagn Holmboe String Quartet No. 5, Op. 66 Cantata No. 9 Per Nørgård – Symphony No. 1 Sinfonia austera
Popular music Karl Gerhard – "Så var det med det lilla helgonet" Åsta Hjelm – "Teddyen min", recorded by Lille Grethe Johan Øian & Alf Prøysen – "Nøtteliten" Evert Taube – "Anttilan keväthuumaus" (Finnish translation)
Film music Harry Arnold & Sverre Bergh – Ute blåser sommarvind Lars-Erik Larsson – Enhörningen Poul Schierbeck – Ordet
Musical films Danssalongen, with music by Gunnar Lundén-Welden & Charlie Norman
Births 8 August – Diddú, Icelandic singer 30 December – Sanne Salomonsen, Danish singer and songwriter
Deaths 10 April – Oskar Lindberg, Swedish church musician and composer (born 1884) 13 April – Davida Afzelius-Bohlin, Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano (born 1866) 25 July – Ilmari Hannikainen, Finnish composer (born 1892; drowned) 26 October – Arne Eggen, Norwegian composer and organist (born 1881) 15 November – David Wikander, Swedish composer (born 1884)
See also 1955 in Denmark
1955 in Iceland 1955 in Norwegian music 1955 in Sweden
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