Carsten Carlsen
Appearance
Carsten Carlsen (5 June 1892 – 28 August 1961) was a Norwegian pianist and composer. [1]
Biography
Carsten Marensius Carlsen was born in Oslo, Norway. His parents were Anton Carlsen (1862–1943) and Louise Larsen (1876–1957). In 1917, he married singer and actress Lalla Carlsen. [2]
He was educated at the Oslo Conservatory of Music from 1909-13 where he studied with Gustav Fredrik Lange (1861-1939) and Per Winge (1858-1935). He was awarded a state composer scholarship to study in Paris from 1921-23. He was appointed kapellmeister at the Chat Noir from 1914 to 1938. He worked at the National Theatre of Norway from 1938 to 1941 followed by the Carl Johan-teatret from 1941–45. [3] [4] [5] [6]
References
- ^ Andersen, Rune J. "Carsten M. Carlsen". In Godal, Anne Marit (ed.). Store norske leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 6 October 2013.
- ^ Svend Erik Løken Larsen. "Lalla Carlsen". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ Nils Grinde. "Gustav Lange". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ Nils Grinde. "Per Winge". Norsk biografisk leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ Elisabeth Leinslie. "Carl Johan Teatret". Store norske leksikon. Retrieved April 1, 2018.
- ^ Larsen, Svend Løken. "Lalla Carlsen". In Helle, Knut (ed.). Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Kunnskapsforlaget. Retrieved 6 October 2013.