Sverre Bruland
Sverre Tonning Olsen Bruland (2 February 1923, Stavanger – 24 September 2013) was a Norwegian trumpet player and conductor. He was born in Stavanger.
He studied with
He was hired as a trumpeter by the so-called Second Division Ensemble in Oslo, where he played between 1945 and 1946, and by the
In 1966 he was hired as kapellmeister by the Norwegian Radio Orchestra. From 1976 to 1988 he was chief conductor of Norwegian Broadcasting Orchestra.[1]
Bruland won the 1st prize in the international conducting competition in Liverpool in 1958, and the conducting prize in Tanglewood, USA (Boston Symphony Orchestra's summer music school, Berkshire Musical Centre) in 1959.[citation needed]
Bruland conducted the
He died on 24 September 2013, after a short illness.[3]
References
- Olav Gurvin and Øyvind Anker Musikkleksikon, 2. edition, Dreyer, 1959
- ^ a b "Sverre Bruland" (in Norwegian). Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ "Kringkastingsdirigent Sverre Bruland er død" (in Norwegian). Aftenposten. Retrieved December 27, 2013.
- ^ "Kringkastingsdirigent Sverre Bruland er død" (in Norwegian). NRK. Retrieved September 25, 2013.
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