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Kurt Jensen (musician)
Kurt Jensen (26 March 1913 in Kiel, German Empire, Germany – 2 January 2011 in Melbourne, Australia) was a Danish-Australian mandolin virtuoso. From age 12 he studied with the mandolin maestro Alberto Bracony, and participated in one of the first Danish radio broadcasts with Bracony's orchestra in 1925. As a guitarist and violinist he played both in Jazz ensembles and symphonic orchestras, but maintained the mandolin as his main instrument. As a teacher he taught many students of both guitar and violin. In the 1980s he performed in the Danish Mandolin Duo with his former pupil Tove Flensborg and toured widely in Europe and beyond. In 1989 he emigrated to Australia where he lived until his death at 97 in 2011. References {{DEFAULTSORT:Jensen, Kurt 1913 births Danish musicians Australian mandolinists Danish mandolinists 2011 deaths 20th-century Australian musicians Australian classical mandolinists Danish classical mandolinists 20th-century Danish musicians 20th-century ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Kiel
Kiel () is the capital and most populous city in the northern Germany, German state of Schleswig-Holstein, with a population of 246,243 (2021). Kiel lies approximately north of Hamburg. Due to its geographic location in the southeast of the Jutland peninsula on the southwestern shore of the Baltic Sea, Kiel has become one of Germany's major maritime centres, known for a variety of international sailing events, including the annual Kiel Week, which is the biggest sailing event in the world. Kiel is also known for the Kiel mutiny, Kiel Mutiny, when sailors refused to board their vessels in protest against Germany's further participation in World War I, resulting in the abdication of the Wilhelm II, German Emperor, Kaiser and the formation of the Weimar Republic. The Olympic sailing competitions of the 1936 Summer Olympics, 1936 and the 1972 Summer Olympics#Venues, 1972 Summer Olympics were held in the Bay of Kiel. Kiel has also been one of the traditional homes of the German Nav ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
