Background
Emilie Holmberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden to merchant Carl Christian Holmberg and his wife Emelie Hellgren.
Emilie Holmberg was born in Stockholm, Sweden to merchant Carl Christian Holmberg and his wife Emelie Hellgren.
She studied music with composer and musical instructor, Erik Drake (1788-1870) and singing from composer and organist Johan Peter Cronhamn (1803-1875).
In 1836, she published her first compositions. She debuted as a concert singer and a pianist in 1838. In 1841, she founded her own music institute in Stockholm.
The same year, she also made a study trip to Paris with the poet Julia Nyberg.
She was elected into the Royal Swedish Academy of Music on 27 May 1841. The same year, they emigrated to the United States because of her husband"s creditors.
Emilie Hammarskjöld made a grand tour through America and made a great success. She organized and performed a concert at Armory Hall in Washington, District of Columbia in February 1845, and was given a very good review during her performance as a pianist in New Orleans.
After this, she was employed as an organist in Charleston, South Carolina.
She also founded a philharmonic society in the city. She composed seven collected works of which five are preserved. They are made in a romantic style with inventive melodies and surprising turns.
Emilie Hammarskjöld was the mother of three daughters.