The Royal Danish Academy of Music, or Royal Danish Conservatory of Music ( da, Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium), in

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is the oldest professional institution of musical education in

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as well as the largest, with approximately 400 students. It was established in 1867 as ''Kjøbenhavns Musikkonservatorium'' by

Niels Gade Niels Wilhelm Gade (22 February 1817 – 21 December 1890) was a Danish composer, conductor, violinist, organist and teacher. Together with Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann, he was the leading Danish musician of his day. Biography Gade was born ...

– who was also the first

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–, J.P.E. Hartmann and

Holger Simon Paulli Holger Simon Paulli (22 February 181023 December 1891) was a Danish conductor and composer. Paulli composed an opera, thirteen ballets, an overture, and pieces for violin and lieder. Biography Paulli was born in Copenhagen, Denmark. He was a st ...

on the basis of a testamentary gift from the jeweler P.W. Moldenhauer, and with inspiration from the

Leipzig Conservatory The University of Music and Theatre "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig (german: Hochschule für Musik und Theater "Felix Mendelssohn Bartholdy" Leipzig) is a public university in Leipzig (Saxony, Germany). Founded in 1843 by Felix Mendelssohn ...

and a conservatory founded by Giuseppe Siboni in Copenhagen in 1827.

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 ...

was a teacher in the period 1916–1919 and the rector during the last year of his life. The academy was renamed to ''Det Kongelige Danske Musikkonservatorium'' in 1902 and became a national state institution in 1949. Queen

Margrethe II of Denmark Margrethe II (; Margrethe Alexandrine Þórhildur Ingrid, born 16 April 1940) is Queen of Denmark. Having reigned as Denmark's monarch for over 50 years, she is Europe's longest-serving current head of state and the world's only incumbent femal ...

is Protector of the institution. Originally located on H.C. Andersens Boulevard, it relocated into

Radiohuset Radiohuset (literally "The Radio House") is the former headquarters of national Danish broadcaster DR, located on Rosenørns Allé in Frederiksberg, Copenhagen. The building complex was inaugurated in 1945 to a Functionalist design by Vilhelm ...

, the former headquarters of the Danish national radio broadcasting corporation DR, on 1 September 2008 and took over the concert hall under the name ''Konservatoriets Koncertsal''.

Administration

Rector Rector (Latin for the member of a vessel's crew who steers) may refer to: Style or title *Rector (ecclesiastical), a cleric who functions as an administrative leader in some Christian denominations *Rector (academia), a senior official in an edu ...

s of the academy: * 1867–1890:

* 1890–1899:

Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann Johan Peter Emilius Hartmann (14 May 1805 – 10 March 1900) was, together with his son-in-law Niels W. Gade, the leading Danish composer of the 19th century. According to Alfred Einstein, he was ″the real founder of the Romantic movement in D ...

* 1899–1915:

Otto Malling Otto Valdemar Malling (1 June 1848 – 5 October 1915) was a Danish composer, from 1900 the cathedral organist in Copenhagen and from 1889 professor, then from 1899 Director of the Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen. Otto Malling was ...

* 1915–1930: Anton Svendsen * 1930–1931:

* 1931–1947:

Rudolph Simonsen Rudolph Hermann Simonsen (April 30, 1889 – March 28, 1947) was a Danish composer who studied under Otto Malling. In 1928, he won a bronze medal in the art competitions of the Olympic Games for his Symphony No. 2: ''Hellas''. From 1931 ...

* 1947–1954: Christian Christiansen * 1954–1955: Finn Høffding * 1956–1967:

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* 1967–1971: Svend Westergaard * 1971–1975:

Poul Birkelund Poul is a Danish masculine given name. It is the Danish cognate of the name Paul. Poul may refer to: People * Poul Andersen (1922–2006), Danish printer *Poul Anderson (1926–2001), American writer *Poul Erik Andreasen (born 1949), Danish foot ...

* 1976–1979:

Friedrich Gürtler Friedrich may refer to: Names *Friedrich (surname), people with the surname ''Friedrich'' *Friedrich (given name), people with the given name ''Friedrich'' Other *Friedrich (board game), a board game about Frederick the Great and the Seven Years' ...

* 1979–1986: Anne-Karin Høgenhaven * 1992–2007:

Steen Pade Steen Pade (born 1956) is a Danish composer. He studied composition with Ib Nørholm, Per Nørgård, and Karl Aage Rasmussen. From 1992 to 2007 he was director (principal) of the Royal Danish Academy of Music The Royal Danish Academy of Music ...

* 2007–2019:

Bertel Krarup Bertel is a Scandinavian male given name. Notable people named Bertel include: * Bertel Backman (1906–1981), Finnish speed skater who competed in the 1928 Winter Olympics *Bertel Dahlgaard (1887–1972), Danish politician, member of Folketinget f ...

* Since 2019:

Uffe Savery Safri Duo is a Danish electronic percussion duo composed of Uffe Savery (born 5 April 1966) and Morten Friis (born 21 August 1968). Initially classically oriented, they later made a track mixing both tribal sound and modern electronica. Released ...

References

External links

Official website
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