Anna Lang (harpist)

Anna Lang, née Nordqvist (Stockholm, 5 July 1874 – 12 December 1920) was a Swedish court harpist.

Anna Lang
Born
Anna Nordqvist

5 July 1874
Stockholm, Sweden
Died12 December 1920
Lidingö, Sweden
NationalitySwedish
Alma materRoyal College of Music, Stockholm
OccupationHarpist
SpouseJosef Lang
ChildrenIngrid Lang
Parent
  • Conrad Nordqvist (father)

Life and work

Lang was the daughter of the conductor of the Kungliga Hovkapellet, Conrad Nordqvist.[1] She received the von Beskow scholarship in 1883, became a student at Royal College of Music, Stockholm 1887, and was a harpist at Hovkapellet from 1890 until her death in 1920.[2][3]

She married her teacher, the harp composer Josef Lang in 1895; their daughter, Ingrid Lang-Fagerström (1897–1990), was also a harpist in Hovkapellet, the Swedish royal chapel orchestra until 1962.[1][2][3]

Anna Lang died on 12 December 1920 in Lidingö. She and her husband are buried in Lidingö cemetery.[3]

See also

Sources

  • Anna Lang, född Nordqvist i Adolf Lindgren och Nils Personne, Svenskt porträttgalleri (1897), volym XXI. Tonkonstnärer och sceniska artister
  • Profil på Hovkapellets webbplats.

References


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