- Erland von Koch
Infobox musical artist
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Name = Erland von Koch
Background = non_performing_personnel
Born = Birth date and age|1910|4|26
flagicon|SwedenStockholm ,Sweden
Died =
Genre = Classical
Occupation =Professor ,composer
Years_active = 1939 – presentErland von Koch (born
April 26 ,1910 ) is a Swedishcomposer . His father was the composerSigurd von Koch (1879-1919).Born in
Stockholm , von Koch studied at the Stockholm Conservatory from 1931 to 1935 and subsequently passed the advanced choirmaster and organist examinations. Between 1936 and 1938, he lived inGermany andFrance in order to pursue studies in composition withPaul Höffer ,conducting withClemens Krauss , andpiano withClaudio Arrau . Later, he took private classes withTor Mann in Sweden.Teaching at the
Karl Wohlfarts Musikschule from 1939 to 1945, von Koch also spent the final two years of this period working as a sound expert and choirmaster for radio broadcasting. From 1953 to 1975, he was lecturer inharmony at the Stockholm Conservatory, where he was appointed a professor in 1968.Von Koch became a member of the
Royal Swedish Academy of Music in 1957. He has received numerous other honors and prizes at both national and international levels for his compositions. He has written five symphonies (of which the fifth, "Lapponica", is dedicated to theSami people ), [ [http://www.stim.se/stim/prod/stimv4eng.nsf/AllDocuments/27367783AC6F08B4C125716D0069D618 Portrait: Erland von Koch] ] twelve Scandinavian Dances, oneopera ("Pelle Svanslös"), and fiveballet s, as well as music for windorchestra .References
External links
* [http://www.stim.se/stim/prod/stimv4eng.nsf/AllDocuments/27367783AC6F08B4C125716D0069D618 Biography from the Swedish Performing Rights Society (in English)]
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