Georg Høeberg, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

    

Georg Høeberg

Danish composer and conductor (1872-1950)

Date of Birth: 27-Dec-1872

Place of Birth: Copenhagen, Capital Region of Denmark, Denmark

Date of Death: 03-Aug-1950

Profession: composer, conductor

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn


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About Georg Høeberg

  • Georg Valdemar Høeberg ( 27 December 1872 in Copenhagen – 3 August 1950 in Vedbaek ) was a Danish violinist, conductor and composer.
  • He was the brother of the opera singer Albert Høeberg and cellist Ernst Høeberg and grandson of Hans Christian Lumbye. Already in 1888 he became a student at the Music Academy including George Ditleff Bondesen, Gade and Valdemar Tofte as teachers.
  • He had violin as the main instrument and studied also piano and composition. After further violin studies in Berlin he got a job as a violinist in the Royal Chapel from 1897 - 1901.
  • At the same time he began composing, and in 1899 he received the Anckerske Scholarship.
  • From 1900 he was additionally violin teacher at the Conservatory until 1914 when he became conductor of the Royal chapel as a replacement for Frederik Rung.
  • The post he had until 1930.
  • In the years from 1910 to 1914 he had been head of the concerts in Danish Concert Association and there had proven his abilities as a conductor. His musical output was small and fell either before or after his conductorship.

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