Hildur Andersen
Hildur Andersen (born May 25, 1864 in Kristiania ; died December 20, 1956 there ) was a Norwegian pianist and music teacher .
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Andersen was born in Christiania as the daughter of Oluf Martin Andersen and Annette Fredrikke Sontum and was a sister of the geographer Aksel Arstal .
She initially received her training from Maren Grieg ( Edvard Grieg's older sister ) and Johanne Retterager Thue. From 1882 she studied at the Leipzig Conservatory . She made her debut on October 23, 1886 with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra . In 1887 she went to Vienna for three years and took lessons from Theodor Leschetizky . As a chamber musician, often played in the following years with the string quartet of Gustav Lange . After her active career, she became a member of the program committee of the Osler Philharmonic. Hildur Andersen was also known for her teaching activities. She was close friends with the playwright Henrik Ibsen and is considered a role model for the character "Hilde Wangel" in Ibsen's play Baumeister Solness .
Andersen was honored with the King's Medal of Merit in Gold in 1924. She remained unmarried. She was buried on Vår Frelsers Gravlund .
literature
- Andersen, Hildur . In: Christian Blangstrup (Ed.): Salmonsens Konversationsleksikon . 2nd Edition. tape 1 : A – Arbejdergilder . JH Schultz Forlag, Copenhagen 1915, p. 718 (Danish, runeberg.org ).
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Individual evidence
- ↑ Frk. Hildur Andersen . In: Gravferdsetaten i Oslo commune ; accessed on October 6, 2018.
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Andersen, Hildur |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Norwegian pianist |
| DATE OF BIRTH | May 25, 1864 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Kristiania |
| DATE OF DEATH | December 20, 1956 |
| Place of death | Kristiania |