Henning Mankell

Composer, music critic and teacher Ivar Henning Mankell was born in Härnösand 3 June 1868 and died in Stockholm 5 May 1930. He composed mainly for piano and his creative output was, for the time, both bold and innovative. His role models included Chopin and Liszt as well as later composers such as Debussy and Ravel. He was elected into the memberships of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1917. The same year he was also elected to the board of the Royal Conservatory of Music.