Grieg (disambiguation)
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Grieg usually refers to the Norwegian composer and pianist Edvard Grieg
. It may also refer to:
Edvard Grieg
Edvard Hagerup Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt , and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces.-Biography:Edvard Hagerup Grieg was born in...
. It may also refer to:
People
- Otto Grieg TidemandOtto Grieg TidemandOtto Grieg Tidemand was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Oslo.From 1965 to 5 June 1970 he served as the Minister of Defence during the centre-right cabinet of Per Borten...
, a Norwegian politician - Nordahl Grieg, a Norwegian poet, novelist, dramatist, and journalist
- Nina GriegNina GriegNina Grieg, born Hagerup was a Danish-Norwegian lyric soprano. She was the first cousin of composer Edvard Grieg, whom she married....
, a Danish-Norwegian lyric soprano
Other
- David Greig, a former UK supermarket chain, now part of the Co-operative GroupThe Co-operative GroupThe Co-operative Group Ltd. is a United Kingdom consumer cooperative with a diverse range of business interests. It is co-operatively run and owned by its members. It is the largest organisation of this type in the world, with over 5.5 million members, who all have a say in how the business is...
- Grieg SeafoodGrieg SeafoodGrieg Seafood is an international seafood company with fish farms in Rogaland and Finnmark in Norway, British Columbia and the Shetlands. It has an annual production of 80,000 tonnes of salmon and trout. The company is based in Bergen, Norway, and listed on the Oslo Stock Exchange.The company was...
, an international seafood company - Grieg GroupGrieg GroupGrieg Group is a shipping and investment corporation based in Bergen, Norway. Its main activities include ship operation, ship brokering and logistics as well as partial ownership of Grieg Seafood, Star Shipping and Aon Grieg....
, a Norwegian shipping and investment corporation - Grieg HallGrieg HallThe Grieg Hall is a 1,500 seat concert hall in Bergen, Norway. It has been the home of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra since the hall's completion in 1978. It hosted the Eurovision Song Contest in 1986, and is the host of the annual Norwegian Brass Band Championship competition, which occurs in...
, a concert hall - GriegakademietGriegakademietThe Grieg Academy is a name currently shared by music programs at two higher education institutions in Bergen, Norway. One prominent institution, which until recently has referred to itself in English as the "Grieg Institute" is the music conservatory in Bergen, Norway and a department of the...
, a music conservatory