Einar Henning Smebye (born 29 November 1950, in

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) is a

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pianist and music teacher. Smebye studied under Nicolai Dirdal and Hildegunn Reuter in Oslo, where he debuted with

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's Symphony variations, accompanied by Endre Kleve on violin (1968). Later he studied in Vienna with

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, and in Paris with

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. He became a teacher at the Østlandets Musikkonservatorium (1977) and professor in piano at the Norwegian College of Music (1995). Smebye is the son of Sverre Henning Smebye.

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