Royal Danish Academy of Music
The Royal Danish Academy of Music, or Royal Danish Conservatory of Music (Danish: Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium), in Copenhagen was founded in 1825 by Giuseppe Siboni from Forlì. It was newly founded in 1867 by the composer Niels Gade.
It is the oldest professional institution of musical education in Denmark as well as the largest, with approximately 400 students. Queen Margrethe II of Denmark is Protector of the institution.
Directors
- 1867–1890 Niels Gade
- 1890–1899 Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann
- 1899–1915 Otto Malling
- 1915–1930 Anton Svendsen
- 1930–1931 Carl Nielsen
- 1931–1947 Rudolph Simonsen
- 1947–1954 Christian Christiansen
- 1954–1955 Finn Høffding
- 1956–1967 Knudåge Riisager
- 1967–1971 Svend Westergaard
- 1971–1975 Poul Birkelund
- 1976–1979 Friedrich Gürtler
- 1979–1986 Anne-Karin Høgenhaven
- 1992–2007 Steen Pade
- from 2007 Bertel Krarup
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