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'''Karl Nissen''' (February 27, 1879 – May 14, 1920) was a [[Norwegians|Norwegian]] pianist,<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Norsk kunstnerleksikon |title=Torleiv Agdestein |url=https://nkl.snl.no/Torleiv_Agdestein |access-date=March 18, 2019 |language=no}}</ref> teacher, music journalist, and conductor.
'''Karl Nissen''' (February 27, 1879 – May 14, 1920) was a [[Norwegians|Norwegian]] pianist,<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Norsk kunstnerleksikon |title=Torleiv Agdestein |date=20 February 2017 |url=https://nkl.snl.no/Torleiv_Agdestein |access-date=March 18, 2019 |language=no}}</ref> teacher, [[Music journalism|music journalist]], and [[Conductor (music)|conductor]].


Nissen was born in Kristiania (now [[Oslo]]), the son of the physician [[Oscar Nissen]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon |title=Oscar Nissen |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Oscar_Nissen |access-date=March 18, 2019 |language=no}}</ref> and pianist [[Erika Nissen]],<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon |title=Erika Lie Nissen |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Erika_Lie_Nissen |access-date=March 18, 2019 |language=no}}</ref> and he was taught piano by his mother.<ref name="Libaek">{{cite book |last1=Libæk |first1=Rudolf J. |title=Cæciliaforeningen gjennom 100 år |date=1979 |publisher=R. J. Libæk |location=Oslo |page=52}}</ref> He first performed publicly at one of his mother's concerts in 1897.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Norsk Samfund for Musikkgranskning |last2=Norsk Musikksamlings Venner |title=Norsk musikkgranskning. Årbok 1938 |date=1939 |publisher=Grundt Tanum |location=Oslo |page=48}}</ref>
Nissen was born in Kristiania (now [[Oslo]]), the son of the [[physician]] [[Oscar Nissen]]<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon |title=Oscar Nissen |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Oscar_Nissen |access-date=March 18, 2019 |language=no}}</ref> and pianist [[Erika Nissen]],<ref>{{cite encyclopedia |encyclopedia=Norsk biografisk leksikon |title=Erika Lie Nissen |url=https://nbl.snl.no/Erika_Lie_Nissen |access-date=March 18, 2019 |language=no}}</ref> and he was taught piano by his mother.<ref name="Libaek">{{cite book |last1=Libæk |first1=Rudolf J. |title=Cæciliaforeningen gjennom 100 år |date=1979 |publisher=R. J. Libæk |location=Oslo |page=52}}</ref> He first performed publicly at one of his mother's concerts in 1897.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Norsk Samfund for Musikkgranskning |last2=Norsk Musikksamlings Venner |title=Norsk musikkgranskning. Årbok 1938 |date=1939 |publisher=Grundt Tanum |location=Oslo |page=48}}</ref>


Nissen studied under [[Ferruccio Busoni]] in Berlin, and made concert trips to Berlin, Prague, Antwerp, Odessa, and several places in Scandinavia.<ref name="Libaek"/> He then settled down in his hometown and gave concerts that included, among others, the actress [[Gyda Christensen]] from 1908 to 1910. He also gave a number of duo concerts together with pianists [[Nils Larsen (pianist)|Nils Larsen]] and [[Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl]], including Mozart's [[Piano Concerto No. 10 (Mozart)|double concerto for two pianos]].
Nissen studied under [[Ferruccio Busoni]] in Berlin, and made concert trips to [[Berlin]], [[Prague]], [[Antwerp]], [[Odessa]], and several places in [[Scandinavia]].<ref name="Libaek"/> He then settled down in his hometown and gave concerts that included, among others, the actress [[Gyda Christensen]] from 1908 to 1910. He also gave a number of duo concerts together with [[pianists]] [[Nils Larsen (pianist)|Nils Larsen]] and [[Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl]], including [[Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart|Mozart's]] [[Piano Concerto No. 10 (Mozart)|double concerto for two pianos]].


In 1907, Nissen married [[Aagot Nissen|Aagot Kavli]], an actress at the [[National Theatre (Oslo)|National Theatre]] and the sister of the painter [[Arne Kavli]].<ref name="Libaek"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Grieg |first1=Edvard |title=Edvard Grieg: Diaries, Articles, Speeches |date=2001 |publisher=Peer Gynt Press |location=Columbus, OH |page=189}}</ref>
In 1907, Nissen married [[Aagot Nissen|Aagot Kavli]], an actress at the [[National Theatre (Oslo)|National Theatre]] and the sister of the painter [[Arne Kavli]].<ref name="Libaek"/><ref>{{cite book |last1=Grieg |first1=Edvard |title=Edvard Grieg: Diaries, Articles, Speeches |date=2001 |publisher=Peer Gynt Press |location=Columbus, OH |page=189}}</ref>


Nissen was a teacher at the [[Oslo Conservatory of Music]]. Among his students were [[David Monrad Johansen]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Steenstrup |first1=Bjørn |title=Hvem er hvem? |date=1934 |publisher=Aschehoug |location=Oslo |page=249}}</ref> and Elisabeth Munthe-Kaas Sandvik, who debuted at his concert in 1906.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Steenstrup |first1=Bjørn |title=Hvem er hvem? |date=1930 |publisher=Aschehoug |location=Oslo |page=363 |url=http://runeberg.org/hvemerhvem/1930/0363.html |accessdate=March 20, 2019}}</ref> He was chairman of the Norwegian National Music Teachers' Federation from 1918 to 1920.
Nissen was a teacher at the [[Oslo Conservatory of Music]]. Among his students were [[David Monrad Johansen]]<ref>{{cite book |last1=Steenstrup |first1=Bjørn |title=Hvem er hvem? |date=1934 |publisher=Aschehoug |location=Oslo |page=249}}</ref> and Elisabeth Munthe-Kaas Sandvik, who debuted at his concert in 1906.<ref>{{cite book |last1=Steenstrup |first1=Bjørn |title=Hvem er hvem? |date=1930 |publisher=Aschehoug |location=Oslo |page=363 |url=https://runeberg.org/hvemerhvem/1930/0363.html |access-date=March 20, 2019}}</ref> He was chairman of the [[Norwegian Academy of Music|Norwegian National Music Teachers' Federation]] from 1918 to 1920.


In 1911 he became the conductor of the Cæcilia mixed choir, succeeded by [[Leif Halvorsen]] after his death.<ref name="Libaek"/> Nissen also conducted the Oslo [[Music Society (Oslo)|Music Society]] from 1913 to 1918 and the Businessmen's Choral Society (''Handelsstandens Sangforening'') in Oslo from 1919 until his death. He was a music reviewer at ''[[Aftenposten]]'' from 1912 to 1917.
In 1911 he became the conductor of the Cæcilia mixed choir, succeeded by [[Leif Halvorsen]] after his death.<ref name="Libaek"/> Nissen also conducted the Oslo [[Music Society (Oslo)|Music Society]][https://www.visitoslo.com/en/articles/the-music-city-of-oslo/] from 1913 to 1918 and the Businessmen's Choral Society (''Handelsstandens Sangforening'') in Oslo from 1919 until his death. He was a music reviewer at ''[[Aftenposten]]'' from 1912 to 1917.


Karl Nissen received the [[King's Medal of Merit]] in gold in 1912.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer |url=https://www.kongehusetsbarnesider.no/tildelinger.html?tid=28028&sek=&person=&q=&aarstall=&type=27125&start=5450 |website=Det norske kongehus |accessdate=March 20, 2019}}</ref>
Karl Nissen received the [[King's Medal of Merit]] in gold in 1912.<ref>{{cite web |title=Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer |url=https://www.kongehusetsbarnesider.no/tildelinger.html?tid=28028&sek=&person=&q=&aarstall=&type=27125&start=5450 |website=Det norske kongehus |accessdate=March 20, 2019}}</ref>


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Latest revision as of 07:35, 26 December 2023

Karl Nissen
Background information
Born(1879-02-27)February 27, 1879
Kristiania
DiedMay 14, 1920(1920-05-14) (aged 41)
InstrumentPianist
Years active1897–1920

Karl Nissen (February 27, 1879 – May 14, 1920) was a Norwegian pianist,[1] teacher, music journalist, and conductor.

Nissen was born in Kristiania (now Oslo), the son of the physician Oscar Nissen[2] and pianist Erika Nissen,[3] and he was taught piano by his mother.[4] He first performed publicly at one of his mother's concerts in 1897.[5]

Nissen studied under Ferruccio Busoni in Berlin, and made concert trips to Berlin, Prague, Antwerp, Odessa, and several places in Scandinavia.[4] He then settled down in his hometown and gave concerts that included, among others, the actress Gyda Christensen from 1908 to 1910. He also gave a number of duo concerts together with pianists Nils Larsen and Fridtjof Backer-Grøndahl, including Mozart's double concerto for two pianos.

In 1907, Nissen married Aagot Kavli, an actress at the National Theatre and the sister of the painter Arne Kavli.[4][6]

Nissen was a teacher at the Oslo Conservatory of Music. Among his students were David Monrad Johansen[7] and Elisabeth Munthe-Kaas Sandvik, who debuted at his concert in 1906.[8] He was chairman of the Norwegian National Music Teachers' Federation from 1918 to 1920.

In 1911 he became the conductor of the Cæcilia mixed choir, succeeded by Leif Halvorsen after his death.[4] Nissen also conducted the Oslo Music Society[1] from 1913 to 1918 and the Businessmen's Choral Society (Handelsstandens Sangforening) in Oslo from 1919 until his death. He was a music reviewer at Aftenposten from 1912 to 1917.

Karl Nissen received the King's Medal of Merit in gold in 1912.[9]

References

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  1. ^ "Torleiv Agdestein". Norsk kunstnerleksikon (in Norwegian). 20 February 2017. Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  2. ^ "Oscar Nissen". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  3. ^ "Erika Lie Nissen". Norsk biografisk leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved March 18, 2019.
  4. ^ a b c d Libæk, Rudolf J. (1979). Cæciliaforeningen gjennom 100 år. Oslo: R. J. Libæk. p. 52.
  5. ^ Norsk Samfund for Musikkgranskning; Norsk Musikksamlings Venner (1939). Norsk musikkgranskning. Årbok 1938. Oslo: Grundt Tanum. p. 48.
  6. ^ Grieg, Edvard (2001). Edvard Grieg: Diaries, Articles, Speeches. Columbus, OH: Peer Gynt Press. p. 189.
  7. ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn (1934). Hvem er hvem?. Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 249.
  8. ^ Steenstrup, Bjørn (1930). Hvem er hvem?. Oslo: Aschehoug. p. 363. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
  9. ^ "Tildelinger av ordener og medaljer". Det norske kongehus. Retrieved March 20, 2019.
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