Torgrim Castberg (8 September 1874 – 17 June 1928) was a
Norwegian
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violinist.
Personal life
Torgrim Castberg was born in
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as the son of customs surveyor and politician
Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg
Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg (13 October 1827 – 8 December 1899) was a Norwegian politician. Spending his professional life as a customs surveyor, he was mayor of the cities Brevik and Skien, and served three terms in the Norwegian Parliame ...
(1827–1899) and his wife Hanna Magdalene Frisak Ebbesen (1839–1881).Genealogy (vestraat.net) He had several brothers and sisters,Johan Christian Tandberg Castberg genealogy /ref> including the notable politician
Johan Johan
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.
His paternal grandfather
Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg
Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg (22 July 1794 – 10 June 1858) was a Norwegian priest and politician.
Personal life
Peter Hersleb Harboe Castberg was born in Bergen as the son of Tycho Didrich Castberg (1755–1801) and his wife Helene Margaretha ...
was a priest and politician. In addition, Torgrim was a first cousin of sculptor
Oscar Ambrosius Castberg
Oscar Ambrosius Castberg (30 September 1846 – 18 June 1917) was a Norwegian painter and sculptor.
Bkiography
He was born at Bygland in Aust-Agder, Norway . His father, physician Tycho Fredrik Edvard Castberg, was the oldest living son of pri ...
. On the maternal side he was a grandson of
Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen
Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen (11 December 1812 – 16 July 1887) was a Norwegian politician for the Conservative Party.
Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen was born in Fredrikstad as the son of Hans Christian Ebbesen (1774–1858) and Abigael Marie Bing (1785– ...
and nephew of
Just Bing Ebbesen
Just Bing Ebbesen (17 April 1847 – 24 May 1929) was a Norwegian priest and politician.
Just Bing Ebbesen was the son of Jørgen Tandberg Ebbesen,Johan Castberg – Norwegian Social Science Data Services (NSD) both of whom were involved in politics too.
Torgrim Castberg married Ida Anker in 1896. Their son Johan Christian became a noted illustrator. Through Johan Castberg, Torgrim was the uncle of professor
Frede Castberg
Frede Castberg (4 July 1893 – 4 November 1977) was a Norwegian jurist. The son of Johan Castberg, he served as professor and rector at the University of Oslo as well as president of The Hague Academy of International Law.
Personal life
Fre ...
.
Career
From 1900 Torgrim Castberg was a concert master in the
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra is a Norwegian orchestra based in Bergen. Its principal concert venue is the Grieg Hall.
History
Established in 1765 under the name ''Det Musicalske Selskab'' (The Musical Society), it later changed its name t ...
. In 1928 he established the Music Academy in
Bergen
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.
He died in 1928 in
Paris
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