Grieg’s great-grandfather was a Scot who emigrated to Bergen after the Battle of Culloden, changed his name from Greig and became British Consul there, a post subsequently held by his son and grandson ...

Grieg was taught piano by his mother from the age of just 6 and then when he was a teenager, a famous violinist spotted his talent and persuaded his parents to send him to music school in Germany ...

Grieg was taught piano by his mother from the age of just 6 and then when he was a teenager, a famous violinist spotted his talent and persuaded his parents to send him to music school in Germany ...