Elfrida Andrée

Elfrida Andrée (19 February 1841 – 11 January 1929), was a Swedish organist, composer, and conductor.

An activist in the Swedish women's movement,[3] she was one of the first female organists to be officially appointed in Scandinavia.

[4] In 1897 she was named leader of the Gothenburg Workers Institute Concerts, establishing her reputation as the first Swedish woman to conduct a symphony orchestra.

[5] During her career, she won the Litteris et Artibus award in 1895, as well as the Idun "Women's Academy" Fellowship in 1908.

Both her symphonies were released on CD and download, the First in C major (1868) on the Nilento labe, the Second in A minor (1897) on the Sterling label.