Erika Nissen

Erika Nissen, née Lie (17 January 1845 – 27 October 1903), also known as Erika Røring Møinichen Lie Nissen, was a Norwegian pianist.

She was born in Kongsvinger[1] as the daughter of jurist Michael Strøm Lie and his wife Ingeborg Birgitte Røring Møinichen.

[2] She was the niece of Erik Røring Møinichen, her mother's brother.

[3] She made her concert debut in 1866 in Berlin, and played in Scandinavia, Germany, the Netherlands, Switzerland and Paris.

She retired at the end of the 1870s to work as a music teacher.

Erika Nissen
Painted by Erik Werenskiold around 1890.