Ernst Glaser (born 24 February 1904 in
Hamburg, Germany - 3 April 1979 in Oslo, Norway) was a German / Norwegian
violinist
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,
orchestra conductor
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and
music teacher
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, married to the pianist
Kari Marie Aarvold Glaser. He was the father of the pianist
Liv Glaser
Liv Glaser (born 23 September 1935 in Oslo, Norway) is a Norwegian pianist, music teacher, and professor at the Norwegian Academy of Music, the daughter of violinist Ernst Glaser and pianist Kari Marie Aarvold Glaser, and married 1971 to direct ...
and the cellist
Ernst Simon Glaser
Ernst Simon Glaser (born 1975 in Ålesund, Norway) is a Norwegian musician (cello) and music teacher, the son of violinist Ernst Glaser (1904–79), and brother of the pianist Liv Glaser (1935–).
Biography
Glaser moved to England at the age ...
, both Norwegian classical musicians.
Biography
He was born in
Hamburg
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but moved to
Norway
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in 1928 to take up the post as concert master of the
Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra
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after
Max Rostal
Max Rostal (7 July 1905 – 6 August 1991) was a violinist and a viola player. He was Austrian-born, but later took British citizenship.
Biography
Max Rostal was born in Cieszyn to a Jewish merchant family. As a child prodigy, he started studyin ...
. The two had studied together under
Carl Flesch
Carl Flesch (born Károly Flesch, 9 October 1873 – 14 November 1944) was a Hungarian violinist and teacher. Flesch’s compendium ''Scale System'' is a staple of violin pedagogy.
Life and career
Flesch was born in Moson (now part of Mosonmagy ...
, and when Rostal was offered a position as a professor in
Berlin
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, he suggested Glaser as his successor.
In Oslo, Glaser worked as an orchestra musician, a soloist and a teacher. He also had solo engagements in
Sweden,
Denmark
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Germany
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and
Israel
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. He introduced himself to the Norwegian audience in autumn 1928 with a recital of Sibelius' violin concerto, and every year after that, he was soloist in the violin concerto. He gave first performances to several violin concertos, including those of
Finn Arnestad,
Olav Kielland
Olav Løchen Kielland (16 August 1901 in Trondheim – 5 August 1985 in Bø, Telemark) was a Norwegian composer and conductor.
Early life and education
Olav Løchen Kielland was born the son of Gabriel Kielland (1871–1960) and Margit Løchen ...
,
Klaus Egge
Klaus Egge (July 19, 1906 – March 7, 1979) was a Norwegian composer and music critic.
Background
Egge was born in Gransherad, Telemark, Norway. He was the son Rasmus Klausen Egge (1874-1962) and Rakel Abrahamsdatter Iversen (1877-1986). He g ...
and
Fartein Valen
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, and the rhapsody for violin and orchestra by
Bjarne Brustad
Bjarne Brustad (4 March 1895, in Kristiania, now Oslo – 20 May 1978, in Oslo) was a Norwegian composer, violinist and violist. He played with symphonic orchestras in Stavanger and Oslo. In the 1920s he travelled to European cities such as ...
.
Glaser fled the
Shoah in Norway in 1942 by escaping to
neutral Sweden. He returned to Norway in 1945 and stayed in the position as concert master of the Oslo Philharmonic until 1969, only interrupted by his three years in exile. Then he had taken over the principal position at the Music Conservatory in Bergen (now
Griegakademiet The Grieg Academy ( no, Griegakademiet) is a disputed historical term used to refer to the higher education music programs in Bergen, Norway (birthplace of composer Edvard Grieg), as well as various collaborations across music institutions in Bergen ...
), and worked there until 1971. He was appointed music director in
Ålesund
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, where he besides leading music school, directed the Ålesund Symfoniorkester. His work here led to a significant resurgence of the city's musical life. Glaser burned for teaching, but was also heavily involved in the work of amateur orchestras. in 1966-68 he worked as an instructor and conductor of several amateur orchestras in Sweden and Norway. He also conducted the Nord-Norsk Symfoniorkester at several concerts during the Festspillene in Harstad. In 1976–77 he taught violin and chamber music at the
Norwegian Academy of Music
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in Oslo.
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Glaser performed frequently with his wife, the pianist Kari Glaser, and together they also made recordings. Some of these have recently put Ernst Glaser in the focus again, with the publication of the first volume of a series of historic recordings, ''Great Norwegian Performers 1945–2000'' (Simax PSC1830, 2006).
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Discography
;As soloist
* 2006: ''Great Norwegian Performers 1945-2000'' ( Simax Records)
;As music conductor
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: ''Alf Andersen
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'' ( Fontana Special), the "Concerto Pour Flûte Et Orchestra À Cordes (1949)"
References
External links
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Celebrating Ernst Glaser's 100 years anniversary. Aftenposten
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1904 births
1979 deaths
German classical violinists
Male classical violinists
German male violinists
20th-century German Jews
Musicians from Hamburg
German emigrants to Norway
Refugees in Sweden
Norwegian classical violinists
Norwegian expatriates in Sweden
20th-century classical violinists
Norwegian refugees
20th-century German conductors (music)
20th-century German male musicians
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