Gerd Grieg Gerd Grieg Gerd Grieg, née Egede-Nissen (21 April 1895 – 9 August 1988) was a Norwegian stage and film actress. She was born in Bergen, Norway. Her parents were Georga Wilhelma Ellertsen (1871-1959) and politician Adam Egede-Nissen (1868-1953). Her siblings Aud Egede-Nissen, Ada Kramm, Stig Egede-Nissen, Lill Egede-Nissen and Gøril Havrevold became actors as well. Gerd Grieg made her acting début at the Nationaltheatret in 1910. During the German occupation of Norway, Gerd Grieg was active in supporting the Norwegian war effort from exile. Gerd Grieg mostly stayed in the United States and the United Kingdom, "entertaining Norwegian seamen like
Piano Concerto (Grieg) Orchestra at Carnegie Hall in New York. He died backstage shortly afterwards. It was to have been Barere's first performance of the work. In 1882 and 1883, Grieg worked on a second piano concerto in B minor, but it was never completed. The sketches for the concerto have been recorded by pianist Einar Steen-Nøkleberg. In 1997, the Oslo Grieg Society held its Third International Competition for Composers on the theme: "re-imagine" Grieg's second concerto. One of the contestants, the Belgian composer Laurent Beeckmans, elaborated a full piano concerto from the sketches, which was first performed in London on 3 May