Background
Atterberg, Kurt Magnus was born on December 12, 1887 in Göteborg, Sweden. Son of Anders Johan and Elvira (Uddman) Atterberg.
cellist composer conductor critic
Atterberg, Kurt Magnus was born on December 12, 1887 in Göteborg, Sweden. Son of Anders Johan and Elvira (Uddman) Atterberg.
Studies with Anders Hallén, 1910-1911; diploma in electrical engineering, Royal Technology High School, Stockholm, 1911.
Conductor, Dramatic Theatre, Stockholm, 1915-1921;
music critic, Stockholm-Tidningen, 1919-1957;
secretary, Royal Swedish Academy Music, 1940-1953. Conductor orchestras in Sweden, Berlin, Hamburg, heidelberg, Helsingfors, Vienna, Wiesbaden, Paris, Warsaw, Bremen, Braunschweig, Dresden, Oslo, Bergen, Brussels, Ostende, Vicy. Composer 9 symphonies (Symphony Northern 6 received Schubert Centenary Memorial Contest award).
(operas) Herwarththe Harper, 1919, Bäckahästen, 1925, Fanal, 1934, Aladdin, 1941, The Tempest, 1948. (pantomime ballets) The Wise and the Foolish Virgins, 1920, Peter the Swineherd, 1921. Incidental music to Shakespeare's Tempest.
(cantatas) Requiem, Jarnbaraland and Songen. 8 suties for orchestra. 5 concertos for solo instruments with orchestra.
Various chamber music and chorus works.
Member Society Swedish Composers (a founder, honorary president 1947), Federation Conféderation International des Sociétés d'Auteurs et Compositeurs (honorary president).
Married Margareta Dalsjo, 1925.