Rudolph Simonsen
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Rudolph Hermann Simonsen (April 30, 1889 in Copenhagen, Denmark – March 28, 1947 in Copenhagen, Denmark) was a Danish composer and pianist. In 1928, he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his Symphony No. 2: Hellas.[1]
He studied under Otto Malling and Agnes Adler.
From 1931 to 1947 Simonsen headed the Royal Danish Academy of Music.
He has received the Danish chivalric order, Order of the Dannebrog.
References
[edit]- ^ "Rudolph Simonsen". Olympedia. Retrieved 23 July 2020.
External links
[edit]- DatabaseOlympics profile
- Free scores by Rudolph Simonsen at the International Music Score Library Project (IMSLP)
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