Christian Christiansen was Danish pianist and organist born in 1884. He was known as a strong supporter of

Carl Nielsen Carl August Nielsen (; 9 June 1865 – 3 October 1931) was a Danish composer, conductor and violinist, widely recognized as his country's most prominent composer. Brought up by poor yet musically talented parents on the island of Funen, he ...

's music and used to perform it while touring in Europe. Nielsen's

Wind Quintet A wind quintet, also known as a woodwind quintet, is a group of five wind players (most commonly flute, oboe, clarinet, French horn and bassoon). Unlike the string quartet (of 4 string instruments) with its homogeneous blend of sound color, the in ...

was allegedly inspired when Nielsen overheard four members of the

Copenhagen Copenhagen ( or .; da, København ) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a proper population of around 815.000 in the last quarter of 2022; and some 1.370,000 in the urban area; and the wider Copenhagen metropolitan ar ...

Wind Quintet practicing Mozart's Sinfonia Concertante in the background of a phone call he made to Christiansen in the autumn of 1921. Christiansen also headed Royal Danish Academy of Music in 1947–1953.

Niels Viggo Bentzon Niels Viggo Bentzon (Copenhagen, 24 August 1919 – Copenhagen, 25 April 2000) was a Danish composer and pianist. Biography Bentzon was the son of Viggo Bentzon (1861-1937), Rector of Copenhagen University and Karen Hartmann (1882-1977), con ...

was among his pupils. He died in 1955.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Christiansen, Christian Danish classical pianists 1884 births 1955 deaths Academic staff of the Royal Danish Academy of Music Danish classical organists Male classical organists 20th-century organists 20th-century classical pianists 20th-century Danish male musicians