Edvard Grieg Edvard Grieg Edvard Hagerup Grieg (; 15 June 18434 September 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is widely considered one of the leading Romantic era composers, and his music is part of the standard classical repertoire worldwide. His use and development of Norwegian folk music in his own compositions brought the music of Norway to international consciousness, as well as helping to develop a national identity, much as Jean Sibelius and Bedřich Smetana did in Finland and Bohemia, respectively. Grieg is the most celebrated person from the city of Bergen, with numerous statues depicting his image, and many
Stein Grieg Halvorsen Stein Grieg Halvorsen Halvor Bernt Stein Grieg Halvorsen (19 October 1909 – 11 November 2013) was a Norwegian theatre actor. He was born in Kristiania, the son of composer Johan Halvorsen (1864–1935) and Annie Grieg (1873–1957). He was married to Elizabeth Inga Else Margrethe Thaulow (1903–1968) from 1940, then after her death to Vibeke Laura Mowinckel Falk from 1971. Stein Grieg Halvorsen was employed at Nationaltheatret from 1928 to 1935, Den Nationale Scene from 1935 to 1936, and again Nationaltheatret from 1936 to 1939 and from 1945 to his retirement in 1997. His son, Stein Johan Grieg Halvorsen, is half