About Rudolph Simonsen
Lived 1889 – 1947 (aged 57). Rudolph Simonsen was a Danish composer, music educator, music historian and pianist.
Rudolph Hermann Simonsen (April 30, 1889 in Copenhagen, Denmark – March 28, 1947 in Copenhagen, Denmark) was a Danish composer and pianist. In 1928, he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his Symphony No. 2: Hellas.
He studied under Otto Malling and Agnes Adler.
From 1931 to 1947 Simonsen headed the Royal Danish Academy of Music.
He has received the Danish chivalric order, Order of the Dannebrog.
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Who was Rudolph Simonsen?
Danish composer (1889–1947)
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Rudolph Simonsen was born on 30 April 1889 in Copenhagen.
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Rudolph Simonsen died on 28 March 1947 in Copenhagen.
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Rudolph Simonsen was a composer, music educator, music historian and pianist.
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Rudolph Simonsen was Danish.
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