Henry Holst, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Henry Holst

Danish musician

Date of Birth: 25-Jul-1899

Place of Birth: Sæby, North Denmark Region, Denmark

Date of Death: 19-Oct-1991

Profession: composer, concertmaster

Nationality: Denmark

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Henry Holst (25 July 1899 – 19 October 1991) was a Danish violinist.
In his early career he was leader of the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra under Wilhelm Furtwängler.
From the 1930s to the mid-1950s he was based in England, as a soloist and teacher.
He held professorships at the Royal Manchester College of Music and the Royal College of Music in London.
After 1954 he was based in his native Denmark, where he was professor of violin at the Royal Danish Academy of Music.