About Hildur Andersen
Lived 1864 – 1956 (aged 92). Hildur Andersen was a Norwegian musician, pianist and pedagogy.
Hildur Andersen (25 May 1864 – 20 December 1956) was a Norwegian pianist and music pedagogue.
She was born in Christiania to stadsingeniør Oluf Martin Andersen and Annette Fredrikke Sontum, and was a sister of geographer Aksel Arstal. She made her concert debut in Kristiania in 1886.
She is known both as a concert pianist and for her music lectures. She had a close friendship with playwright Henrik Ibsen, and is regarded to be the model for the character "Hilde Wangel" in Ibsen's play The Master Builder. She was awarded the King's Medal of Merit in gold in 1924.
Awards
The King's Medal of Merit in Gold 1924
Cæciliaforeningen honorary member
State artist's salary 1946
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Who was Hildur Andersen?
Norwegian musician
When was Hildur Andersen born?
Hildur Andersen was born on 25 May 1864 in Oslo, Oslo Municipality.
When did Hildur Andersen die?
Hildur Andersen died on 20 December 1956.
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Hildur Andersen was a musician, pianist and pedagogy.
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Hildur Andersen was Norwegian.
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