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
Edvard Hagerup for a third time. From 1834 to 1852 he served as County Governor of "Søndre Bergenhus amt" (now Hordaland). He was married to Ingeborg Janson (1786–1849), daughter of estate owner, merchant and court agent, Herman Didrik Jansen. His father-in-law saw in Hagerup the most likely custodian of his vast fortune and financed the transport of representatives from Bergen to Eidsvoll in 1814. Hagerup died an extremely wealthy man. Eight of nine children lived to maturity. He was the grandfather of both the composer Edvard Hagerup Grieg (b. 1843) and his wife Nina Hagerup (b. 1845). Edvard Hagerup Edvard Eilersen Hagerup