Ebbe Grims-land

Who is Ebbe Grims-land?

Ebbe Grims-land is a Swedish composer and viola player. He is also one of Sweden's foremost mandolin players. He was born in Malmö.

Grims-land made his debut as violinist in Malmö in 1932 and has studied in Copenhagen, Stockholm and Vienna. From 1943 until 1974, he was a violist with the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra and other Stockholm ensembles.

Grims-land's first compositions, 1930s, were for chamber orchestra. He was an early member of Föreningen Svenska Tonsättare.

In 2005 he became an honorary member of the chamber music association Samtida Musik, founded 1960 and situated in Stockholm.