Herbert H. Ágústsson, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Herbert H. Ágústsson

Icelandic composer and hornist

Date of Birth: 08-Aug-1926

Place of Birth: Austria

Date of Death: 20-Jun-2017

Profession: composer, hornist

Nationality: Austria, Iceland

Zodiac Sign: Leo

Herbert Hriberschek Ágústsson (8 August 1926 – 20 June 2017) was an Austrian-Icelandic composer and hornist. Ágústsson was born in Austria in August 1926.
After completing his studies in 1944 in Graz with Franz Mixa and Arthur Michl, he played first horn for the Graz Philharmonic Orchestra for seven years.
In 1953, he moved to Iceland, where he became principal hornist in the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. His best known works include the Conc.
Breve, op.
19 (1970) and Athvarf (1974).
For his own instrument, he composed the Concerto for Horn and Orchestra (1963).
He died in June 2017 at the age of 90 in Ísafold.