Ove Christensen (composer)
Ove Christian Christensen (born August 18, 1856 in Copenhagen ; † November 5, 1909 there ) was a Danish violinist, pianist and composer.
As a child Christensen had lessons from Emilio Wilhelm Ramsøe and was thirteen years old piano student of Edmund Neupert . From 1876 to 1877 he was a student of Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann and Niels Wilhelm Gade at the Royal Conservatory . After further piano studies with Neupert and violin training with Valdemar Tofte , he was royal court musician in Saint Petersburg for ten years , first as a violinist and later as a pianist.
Due to his poor health, he had to give up the job and returned to Copenhagen as a music teacher. He also performed here as a solo and chamber musician and founded the music association For Vorening . In 1900 he was awarded the honorary title of professor. After his death, his children set up a foundation to promote talented Danish musicians. Their best-known scholarship recipient was the pianist Herman D. Koppel , a student of Carl Nielsen and an important interpreter of his piano works.
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| SURNAME | Christensen, Ove |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Christensen, Ove Christian (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Danish violinist, pianist and composer |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 18, 1856 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Copenhagen |
| DATE OF DEATH | 5th November 1909 |
| Place of death | Copenhagen |