Edvard Grieg Alexander Greig, travelled widely, settling in Norway about 1770, and establishing business interests in Bergen. Edvard Grieg was raised in a musical family. His mother was his first piano teacher and taught him to play at the age of six. Grieg studied in several schools, including Tanks Upper Secondary School. In the summer of 1858, Grieg met the eminent Norwegian violinist Ole Bull, who was a family friend; Bull's brother was married to Grieg's aunt. Bull recognized the 15-year-old boy's talent and persuaded his parents to send him to the Leipzig Conservatory, the piano department of which was directed by
Joachim Grieg in 1871 the engineer exam for masters. In 1884, he founded a ship brokerage company during the period of transition from sail to steam. Joachim Grieg & Co. (now Grieg Group) remains in operation to this day with offices in Bergen, Oslo and London. Grieg held a number of public and civic offices. He was a board member in Den Nationale Scene from 1893 to 1928. He was acting chairman from (1903-1906) and (1925–1928). He was a member of Bergen city council and school board. In 1919 he bought Troldhaugen, the home of his cousin, Edvard Grieg. In 1923, he