He disliked the discipline of the conservatory course of study, yet he still achieved very good grades in most areas, an exception being the organ, which was mandatory for piano students. Grieg enrolled in the conservatory, concentrating on the piano, and enjoyed the numerous concerts and recitals given in Leipzig.
Bull noticed the 15-year-old boy's talent and persuaded his parents to send him to further develop his talents at the Leipzig Conservatory, then directed by Ignaz Moscheles. In the summer of 1858, Grieg met the eminent Norwegian violinist Ole Bull, who was a friend of the family, and whose brother was married to Grieg's aunt. Edvard and Nina were cousins from Edvard Hagerup. He studied in several schools including Tank's School, and often brought in examples of his music to class. Hagerup, became his first piano teacher, who taught him to play from the age of 6. After the Battle of Culloden in 1746, his great-grandfather traveled widely, settling in Norway around 1770, and establishing business in terests in Bergen. The original family name was spelled Greig. Grieg was born in Bergen, Norway on 15 June 1843. He is best known for his Piano Concerto in A minor, for his incidental music to Henrik Ibsen's play Peer Gynt (which includes Morning Mood and In the Hall of the Mountain King), and for his collection of piano miniatures Lyric Pieces. Edvard Hagerup Grieg (J? September 4, 1907) was a Norwegian composer and pianist who composed in the Romantic period.
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