Anna Lang | |
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Born | Anna Nordqvist 5 July 1874
Stockholm, Sweden |
Died | 12 December 1920 Lidingö, Sweden |
Nationality | Swedish |
Alma mater | Royal College of Music, Stockholm |
Occupation | Harpist |
Spouse | Josef Lang |
Children | Ingrid Lang |
Parent |
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Anna Lang, née Nordqvist ( Stockholm, 5 July 1874 – 12 December 1920) was a Swedish court harpist.
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]
Anna Lang | |
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Born | Anna Nordqvist 5 July 1874
Stockholm, Sweden |
Died | 12 December 1920 Lidingö, Sweden |
Nationality | Swedish |
Alma mater | Royal College of Music, Stockholm |
Occupation | Harpist |
Spouse | Josef Lang |
Children | Ingrid Lang |
Parent |
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Anna Lang, née Nordqvist ( Stockholm, 5 July 1874 – 12 December 1920) was a Swedish court harpist.
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]