Hildur Andersen, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Hildur Andersen

Norwegian musician

Date of Birth: 25-May-1864

Place of Birth: Oslo, Eastern Norway, Norway

Date of Death: 20-Dec-1956

Profession: pianist, musician

Nationality: Norway

Zodiac Sign: Gemini


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About Hildur Andersen

  • Hildur Andersen (25 May 1864 – 20 December 1956) was a Norwegian pianist and music pedagogue. She was born in Christiania to stadsingeniør Oluf Martin Andersen and Annette Fredrikke Sontum, and was a sister of geographer Aksel Arstal.
  • She made her consert debut in Kristiania in 1886.
  • She is known both as a concert pianist and for her music lectures.
  • She had a close friendship with playwright Henrik Ibsen, and is regarded to be the model for the character "Hilde Wangel" in Ibsen's play The Master Builder.
  • She was awarded the King's Medal of Merit in gold in 1924.

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