Anna Lang (harpsichordist)
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Anna Lang, née Nordqvist (Stockholm
5 July 1874 - 12 December 1920) was a Swedish Harpsichordist.
Lang was the daughter of the conductor of the Kungliga Hovkapellet
, Conrad Nordqvist. She received the von Beskows scholarship in 1883, became a student at Royal College of Music, Stockholm
1887, and was a Harpsichordist at Hovkapellet from 1890 until her death.
She married her teacher Josef Lang in 1895; their daughter Ingrid was also a harpsichordist in Hovkapellet.
Stockholm
Stockholm is the capital and the largest city of Sweden and constitutes the most populated urban area in Scandinavia. Stockholm is the most populous city in Sweden, with a population of 851,155 in the municipality , 1.37 million in the urban area , and around 2.1 million in the metropolitan area...
5 July 1874 - 12 December 1920) was a Swedish Harpsichordist.
Lang was the daughter of the conductor of the Kungliga Hovkapellet
Kungliga Hovkapellet
Kungliga Hovkapellet , is a Swedish orchestra and was located at the Royal Court in Sweden's capital Stockholm. It was first recorded in 1526. Since 1773 it is part of the Royal Swedish Opera's company....
, Conrad Nordqvist. She received the von Beskows scholarship in 1883, became a student at Royal College of Music, Stockholm
Royal College of Music, Stockholm
The Royal College of Music, Stockholm is the oldest institution of higher education in music in Sweden, founded in 1771 as the conservatory of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music...
1887, and was a Harpsichordist at Hovkapellet from 1890 until her death.
She married her teacher Josef Lang in 1895; their daughter Ingrid was also a harpsichordist in Hovkapellet.