Kaare Alexander Ørnung (26 January 1931 – 2 October 2013) was a

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pianist and music teacher.

Biography

Ørnung was born on 26 January 1931 in

Oslo Oslo ( , , or ; sma, Oslove) is the capital and most populous city of Norway. It constitutes both a county and a municipality. The municipality of Oslo had a population of in 2022, while the city's greater urban area had a population of ...

. He made his debut in 1952, worked at the Veitvet Music Academy between 1959 and 1973, and at the Opera College in 1968. From 1973, he was a lecturer at the Norwegian Academy, then associate professor from 1974. He met

Arve Tellefsen Arve Tellefsen () (born 14 December 1936) is a Norwegian violinist who has worked with conductors such as Mariss Jansons, Arvid Jansons, Herbert Blomstedt, Gary Bertini, Evgeny Svetlanov, Bryden Thomson, Neeme Järvi, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Paavo B ...

in the 1960s and the two had a co-operation that lasted 25 years. They also performed with

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. He recorded ''Du milde Mosart'' (1977) with Tellefsen and Knutsen & Ludvigsen and ''Serenade'' (1980) with Tellefsen. The latter stayed for 12 weeks on the VG-list in 1980 and 1981. He is especially remembered for the song "Spæll på fiolin" from ''Du Milde Mozart'' where he sang a recurring strofe.Jan Rudolf Pettersen (8 July 2008)
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Romerikes Blad ''Romerikes Blad'' is a local newspaper published in Lillestrøm, Norway. It covers the Romerike district. History and profile ''Romerikes Blad'' was established by Martin Julius Halvorsen in 1902 in Jessheim under the name ''Akershusingen'', a ...

''. Retrieved 4 October 2013 Ørnung also played in many concerts organized by

Rikskonsertene Concerts Norway ( no, Rikskonsertene) was established in 1967 on the initiative of the Arts Council Norway ( no, Norsk kulturråd), with its main purpose described as follows: "Concerts Norway is to make living music of high artistic quality acces ...

. He often performed in radio and television programmes. Ørnung died on 2 October 2013, aged 82, in Oslo.Pianist Kaare Ørnung er dødVG.no
Retrieved 3 October 2013

References

1931 births 2013 deaths Norwegian male pianists Musicians from Oslo 20th-century pianists 20th-century Norwegian male musicians {{pianist-stub