Ole Schmidt

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Ole Schmidt Pedersen (14 July 1928 – 6 March 2010) was a Danish composer and conductor.

Biography

Born in

Danish Radio Sinfonietta, and the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra. He also held guest conductor appointments at the Royal Northern College of Music and the Toledo Symphony Orchestra.[1][2]

He was particularly well known for his recordings of the music of Carl Nielsen, including a cycle of Nielsen's six symphonies with the London Symphony Orchestra, which won the Nielsen Prize in 1975.[1][2]

References

  1. ^ a b c Rickards, Guy (30 May 2010). "Ole Schmidt obituary". The Guardian.
  2. ^ a b "Ole Schmidt, Danish composer and conductor dies". Gramophone. 30 March 2010.