Nina Grieg Nina Grieg Nina Grieg, née Hagerup (24 November 1845 – 9 December 1935) was a Danish–Norwegian lyric soprano. Nina Hagerup was born in Bergen, Norway. She was the first cousin of composer Edvard Grieg, whom she married. The couple often performed concerts together in Europe, usually to rave reviews. Edvard considered her the best performer of his songs. She was featured as a soloist in Felix Mendelssohn's "Elijah" with "Musikselskabet Harmonien" (later known as the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra) in 1866. The English composer Frederick Delius dedicated two sets of songs to her in the years 1888–1890. Nina Grieg never recorded
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