About Erika Nissen
Lived 1845 – 1903 (aged 57–58). Erika Nissen was a Norwegian pianist.
Erika Nissen, née Lie (17 January 1845 – 27 October 1903), also known as Erika Røring Møinichen Lie Nissen, was a Norwegian pianist.
She was born in Kongsvinger as the daughter of jurist Michael Strøm Lie and his wife Ingeborg Birgitte Røring Møinichen. She was the sister of Thomasine Lie, who married Jonas Lie. She was the niece of Erik Røring Møinichen, her mother's brother.
She made her concert debut in 1866 in Berlin, and played in Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Paris. She retired at the end of the 1870s to work as a music teacher. In 1894 she was granted an artist's scholarship by the Norwegian state. From 1892 to 1894 she had an affair with Bjørnstjerne Bjørnson.
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Who was Erika Nissen?
Norwegian musician (1845–1903)
When was Erika Nissen born?
Erika Nissen was born in 1845 in Kongsvinger Municipality.
When did Erika Nissen die?
Erika Nissen died in 1903 in Christiania.
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Erika Nissen was a pianist.
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Erika Nissen was Norwegian.
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