Launy Grøndahl

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Launy Grøndahl

Launy Grøndahl (June 30, 1886 – January 21, 1960) was a Danish composer and conductor. Grøndahl studied the violin from the age of eight.^[1] His first work as a professional musician was as a violinist was with the Orchestra of the Casino Theatre in Copenhagen when he was aged just thirteen.^[1]

He was also for a long period (1925–1956) the resident conductor of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Denmark's most prestigious orchestra.^[2]

Notable works

Some of his first works included a symphony, works for small string ensembles and a violin concerto.

However he is best known for his trombone concerto, written in 1924 during Grøndahl's time in Italy. It was reportedly written for the trombone section of the Orchestra of the Casino Theatre in Copenhagen (of which Grøndahl was a member) due to their high standard of playing.

He is also remembered for his pioneering recordings of the symphonies of fellow Dane Carl Nielsen and his original score for Benjamin Christensen's classic silent film Häxan.

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External links

Biography (in Spanish)

Cultural offices
Preceded by none	Principal Conductors, Danish National Symphony Orchestra 1925–1927	Succeeded by Nikolai Malko

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 27251874 LCCN: n84203847 ISNI: 0000 0001 1563 1591 GND: 134288610 BNF: cb138947508

Persondata
Name	Grondahl, Launy
Alternative names
Short description	Danish composer and conductor
Date of birth	June 30, 1886
Place of birth
Date of death	January 21, 1960
Place of death

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