Caroline Ridderstolpe


Caroline Johanna Lovisa Ridderstolpe, née Kolbe was a Swedish composer and singer.
Ridderstolpe was the daughter of the chapel conductor in Berlin, Carl Kolbe, and in 1816 married the Swedish governor, count Fredrik Ludvig Ridderstolpe. In 1832, she published the composition Sju Sånger, dedicated to the Crown princess Josephine of Leuchtenberg. In 1834, Hvad är Glädjen? was published, dedicated to her late friend Josefina Benedicks, and in 1836 Nya Sånger. Ridderstolpe was a student of Carl Maria von Weber.
Caroline Ridderstolpe was inducted as an honorary member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music on March 26, 1850.