1920 in Scandinavian music
The following is a list of notable events and compositions of the year 1920 in Scandinavian music.
Events
- 16 February – Composer Jean Sibelius spends an evening celebrating along with the poet Eino Leino, musicians Robert Kajanus, Eero Järnefelt, artist Pekka Halonen and other members of the Kalevala Society. In the course of the evening, Sibelius quarrels with Leino.
- 8 December – On his birthday, Jean Sibelius is presented with 63,000 marks, raised by the tenor Wäinö Sola to honour the composer and help pay his debts.
New works
- Hugo Alfvén – Min födelsedag
- Viking Dahl – Maison de Fous
- Johan Halvorsen – Norwegian Rhapsody No. 2
- Oskar Merikanto – Regina von Emmeritz
- Carl Nielsen – Moderen
- Jean Sibelius – Hymn of the Earth
- Rued Langgaard – Symphony No. 6 "The Heaven-rending".
Popular music
- – "Julvisa "; text by Zacharias Topelius
- Carl Nielsen & Helge Rode – "Min pige er så lys som rav"
Births
- 11 January – Ole Henrik Moe, Norwegian pianist, art historian, and critic
- 2 February – Heikki Suolahti, Finnish composer
- 15 February – Rolf Andersen, Norwegian trumpeter, orchestra conductor, and bandleader
- 16 February — Karsten Andersen, Norwegian conductor.
- 27 March – Carl-Henrik Norin, Swedish saxophonist
- 3 August – Jonas Brunvoll Jr., Norwegian opera singer and actor
- 7 August – Harry Arnold, Swedish jazz saxophonist and bandleader
- 28 August – Rowland Greenberg, Norwegian trumpeter, vocalist, and bandleader.
- 7 September – Hans Leygraf, Swedish pianist, conductor and composer
- 4 October – Charlie Norman, Swedish jazz pianist and entertainer
Deaths
- 16 April – Conrad Nordqvist, Swedish composer
- 14 May – Lilly Walleni, Swedish operatic mezzo-soprano
- 10 August – Clara Lachmann, Danish-Swedish patron of the arts
- 31 October – Joachim Neergaard, Danish composer
- unknown date – Maria Gelhaar, Swedish operatic soprano