Øivin Fjeldstad

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Øivin Fridtjof Fjeldstad (born May 2, 1903 in Kristiania , † October 16, 1983 in Oslo ) was a Norwegian conductor and composer.

Life

Fjeldstad played the violin from childhood and later studied with Gustav Lange in Kristiania and Walther Davisson in Leipzig. His debut concert as a violinist took place in 1921. He then joined the orchestra of the Philharmonic Society as a violinist and from 1927 was concertmaster of the Radioorkesteret .

As a conductor he made his debut in 1931 with the orchestra of the Philharmonic Society, but his career as a conductor only began after studying with Clemens Krauss in Berlin (1939) and the end of the Second World War. He directed the Oslo Chamber Orchestra from 1945 to 1947 and was chief conductor of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra from 1946 to 1962 . He also made a name for himself as an opera conductor and directed the orchestra of the Norwegian Opera in the 1958–59 season . From 1962 to 1970 he was chief conductor and artistic director of the orchestra of the Philharmonic Society.

Fjeldstad has appeared as a guest conductor in the Scandinavian countries, Great Britain, Canada, the USA, Yugoslavia, France, Belgium, the Netherlands and Germany. As a violinist, he has recorded works by Johan Halvorsen and Christian Sinding . From his recordings as a conductor are especially Richard Wagner's Götterdämmerung (with Kirsten Flagstad and set svanholm ), the Wesendonck Lieder , and orchestra by Eyvind Alnæs , Edvard Grieg and Harald Lie , Grieg's Piano Concerto (with Clifford Curzon ) and the violin concertos of Tchaikovsky and Sibelius ( with Ruggiero Ricci ).

As a promoter of modern Norwegian music, Fjeldstad has directed the world premieres of Fartein Valens Third Symphony and his violin concerto (with Camilla Wicks ). As a composer, he particularly distinguished himself with violin works and choral songs with piano accompaniment. In 1960 he was awarded the Knight 1st Class of the Order of Saint Olav .

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SURNAME Fjeldstad, Øivin
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Fjeldstad, Øivin Fridtjof (full name)
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Norwegian conductor and composer
DATE OF BIRTH May 2, 1903
PLACE OF BIRTH Kristiania
DATE OF DEATH October 16, 1983
Place of death Oslo