Background
He was born in Malmö and died in Bagarmossen, Enskede, Stockholm.
He was born in Malmö and died in Bagarmossen, Enskede, Stockholm.
Grims-land made his debut as violinist in Malmö in 1932 and has studied in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Vienna.
He is also one of Sweden"s foremost mandolin players. From 1943 until 1974, he was a violist with the Swedish Radio Symphony and other Stockholm ensembles. Grims-land"s first compositions, in the 1930s, were for chamber orchestra.
He was an early member of Föreningen Svenska Tonsättare (FST) (The Society of Swedish Composers). In 2005 he became an honorary member of the chamber music association Samtida Musik (Contemporary Music), founded 1960 and situated in Stockholm.