Lars Kristian Holm Brynildsen (October 8, 1954 - August 17, 2005) was a Norwegian
clarinetist
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. He was principal clarinet of the
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
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History
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from 1979 until his death in 2005 and was a member of the
Bergen Woodwind Quintet
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for 25 years. Before coming to Bergen, he was principal clarinet in the
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
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. He studied clarinet at the music conservatories in
Oslo, Norway
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and
Freiburg, Germany
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in addition to taking private lessons in
Paris
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. As a young musician he played in the
World Youth Symphony
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. He performed numerous times as soloist with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and also taught at the
Grieg Academy 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 ...
of Music in Bergen. He served as Music Director of the
Bergen Symphonic Band from 1986 to 1996.
resources:
Dragefjellets Musikkorps website!--Though there are archives going back to December 2008 available on the Internet Wayback Machine, none of these appear to mention Brynildsen at all. If a pertinent archive can be found, it should be used to replace this dead link. Otherwise, it sould be deleted.-->
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1954 births
2005 deaths
Norwegian clarinetists
Norwegian classical clarinetists
20th-century classical musicians