1886 in Nordic music

• unknown date • The Finnish Literature Society advertises for "folk songs, dance or poetry tunes carefully written down from people (in other words, notated music)". • Hoping to make a career as a violinist, Finnish music student Jean Sibelius gives a performance of Ferdinand David's Violin Concerto. • "Jag lyfter ögat mot himmelen", with music by Rudolf Lagi and words by Finnish poet Johan Ludvig Runeberg, is introduced to the Finnish hymnal, Virsikirja • Norwegian soprano Anna Kriebel Vanzo visits Edvard Grieg at Troldhaugen, and he recognises her singing talent. ==New works==

• Edvard Grieg – Lyric Pieces (Lyriske stykker), Book III • Robert Kajanus – Suomalainen rapsodia (Finnish rhapsody) No. 2 in F major • Jean Sibelius – Piano Trio in A minor (Hafträsk) • Christian Sinding – Klavierstudien, Op. 7 ==Popular music==

• Emanuel David Booth-Hellberg – "En dag vid tusen åskors ljud" (translated from the original by T. H. Hill) ==Births==

• 12 February – Gustaf Nordqvist, Swedish composer and music teacher (died 1949) • 18 May – Ole Windingstad, Norwegian pianist and composer (died 1959) • 30 June – Launy Grøndahl, Danish conductor and composer (died 1960) • 16 November – Helmer Alexandersson, Swedish composer and violinist (died 1927) ==Deaths==

• 15 October – Vilhelm Christian Holm, Danish composer (born 1820) • 1 December – Isak Albert Berg, Swedish operatic tenor, singing teacher and composer (born 1803) ==See also==