Emilie Holmberg

Emilie Augusta Kristina Hammarskjöld née Holmberg (May 6, 1821 – March 26, 1854) was a Swedish composer and musician. She was active as a concert singer, a pianist and a music instructor. She was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.[1] She was likely the first woman artist from Sweden to have toured in the United States, prior to Jenny Lind. In Sweden, she is generally known only as Emilie Holmberg, as she left the country shortly after her marriage.

  1. ^ Hilleström, Gustaf (1971) Kungl. Musikaliska Akademien, Matrikel 1771–1971 Stockholm: Nordiska Musikförlaget