On 11 June 1867, Grieg married his first cousin Nina.
The next year their only child, Alexandra, was born.
The following summer, Grieg wrote his Piano Concerto in A minor while on holiday in Denmark.
Edmund Neupert gave the concerto its first performance on 3 April 1869 in the Casino Theater in Copenhagen.
Grieg himself was unable to be there because he was conducting in Christiana (now called “Oslo”).

In the summer of 1869, Grieg's daughter Alexandra became ill and died, at the age of 13 months.

In 1870, he met Franz Liszt in Rome.
Liszt had made it possible for Grieg to get a travel grant.
They played Grieg's Violin Sonata No.
1 together, which Liszt liked very much.
On a second visit, in April, Grieg brought with him the manuscript of his Piano Concerto which Liszt played by sight.
Liszt gave him some advice about the orchestration.

Grieg spent most of his time conducting and playing the piano in concerts.
He often travelled, and in 1876 he went to Bayreuth to hear the first performance of Wagner’s Ring cycle.
He wrote a review of the operas for a Norwegian newspaper.

In 1876, Ibsen asked Grieg to write some incidental music for the first performance of the play he had written about the Norwegian hero Peer Gynt.
Many of the pieces from this work became very popular.
They are played by orchestras as well as in arrangements for piano or for piano duet.
On 11 June 1867, Grieg married his first cousin Nina. The next year their only child, Alexandra, was born. The following summer, Grieg wrote his Piano Concerto in A minor while on holiday in Denmark. Edmund Neupert gave the concerto its first performance on 3 April 1869 in the Casino Theater in Copenhagen. Grieg himself was unable to be there because he was conducting in Christiana (now called “Oslo”).
In the summer of 1869, Grieg's daughter Alexandra became ill and died, at the age of 13 months.
In 1870, he met Franz Liszt in Rome. Liszt had made it possible for Grieg to get a travel grant. They played Grieg's Violin Sonata No. 1 together, which Liszt liked very much. On a second visit, in April, Grieg brought with him the manuscript of his Piano Concerto which Liszt played by sight. Liszt gave him some advice about the orchestration.
Grieg spent most of his time conducting and playing the piano in concerts. He often travelled, and in 1876 he went to Bayreuth to hear the first performance of Wagner’s Ring cycle. He wrote a review of the operas for a Norwegian newspaper.
In 1876, Ibsen asked Grieg to write some incidental music for the first performance of the play he had written about the Norwegian hero Peer Gynt. Many of the pieces from this work became very popular. They are played by orchestras as well as in arrangements for piano or for piano duet.
Edvard Grieg