Stamp of the Month: June 2018

Edvard Grieg
The Norwegian pianist and composer Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in Bergen on 15 June 1843. He died on 4 September 1907 in his hometown. In June 2018 the musical world celebrates his 175th birth anniversary.
From the age of six Grieg received regular piano lessons from his mother and began to design his first compositions at the age of nine. On the recommendation of the famous violinist Ole Bull, he studied from 1858 to 1862 at the conservatory in Leipzig. After graduation, he worked as a pianist. Together with other composers he co-founded a Concert Society for new Scandinavian music in Copenhagen. On his numerous trips as a pianist and conductor, he met, among others, Franz Liszt, Johannes Brahms, Max Bruch, Clara Schumann and Peter Tchaikovsky.