Born in Christiania [now Oslo], Sept 30, 1840
Died in Copenhagen, June 14, 1911
- Svendsen was a Norwegian violinist, conductor and composer. He started his career as a boy, playing violin in dance orchestras, and later in the orchestra of the Norwegian Theater.
- In 1863 Svendsen was received a government stipend to study at the Leipzig Conservatory.
- Svendsen pursued a career as an orchestral conductor in Leipzig before returning to Norway n 1872 to join Edvard Grieg as joint conductor of the Music Society Concerts in Christiania.115
Sources
- John Bergsagel, “Svendsen, Johan,” Grove Music Online (2001), accessed October 26, 2021, https://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/grovemusic/view/10.1093/gmo/9781561592630.001.0001/omo-9781561592630-e-0000027174.