Edvard Grieg was a Norwegian composer and pianist. He was born on June 15, 1843. Edvard was Norway’s most famous musical son, but Grieg hated school. In his hometown it would rain a lot so he would purposely forget his umbrella so his teacher would send him back home. He had a “lucky frog” wich was his concert companion. Before stepping onto stage as a pianist or a conductor, he would rub his lucky frog in his pocket for good luck. When he was six years old he started taking piano lessons with his mother. His mother's brother-in-law later encouraged him to go to Leipzig Conservatory. He studied at Leipzig for four years and graduated with honors.
In 1868 Edvard composed his only concerto pieces called piano Concerto in A minor. This was the
