Johannes Haarklou (May 13, 1847 – November 26, 1925) was a Norwegian composer, organist, conductor, and music critic.

[1] Haarklou was born in the village of Haukedalen in the parish of Førde in Sogn og Fjordane, Norway.

From 1873 to 1875 he studied with Carl Reinecke at the Leipzig Conservatory and then at the Berlin Music Academy.

In 1877, he conducted his first orchestral work in Bergen followed later by a concert at the Gamle Logen in Christiania.

[5][6] List of compositions: Orchestral Organ Concertos Chamber Music Choral Songs Operas While many of his orchestral works were not published, the scores and parts can often be rented from MIC[permanent dead link‍].