Lindeman was born in Kristiania (now
Oslo), Norway. His father was the organist
Ludvig Mathias Lindeman and he was married to the composer
Anna Severine Lindeman (1859–1938). Lindeman's wife, the pianist and composer Anna Severine Lindeman, also taught at the school. After Lindeman's death in 1930, his son, the cellist
Trygve Lindeman (1896–1979), headed the school. ==References==