Øivind Bergh (3 December 190925 January 1987) was a Norwegian violinist and orchestral leader.
Biography
Øivind Ingvard Bergh was born in
Hamar
Hamar is a List of cities in Norway, town in Hamar Municipality in Innlandet Counties of Norway, county, Norway. Hamar is the administrative centre of Hamar Municipality. It is located in the Districts of Norway, traditional region of Hedmarken. ...
, Norway. His parents were Even Johannesen Bergh (1873–1958) and Karen Hanssen (1881–1940).
He was the brother of musician Sverre Arvid Bergh (1915–1980) and the brother-in-law of actress
Eva Bergh (1926–2013). He was married in 1937 to Rigmor Hansen (1913–1994).
Bergh was educated in
Dresden, Germany. In 1938 he was a violinist with the
Oslo String Quartet and the following year he started his own orchestra. He was instrumental in establishing the
Norwegian Radio Orchestra and was the conductor of the orchestra from its inception in 1946 until 1976. He contributed to more than 5,000 programs for the
Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation
The Norwegian Broadcasting Corporation (), commonly known by its initialism NRK, is a Norwegian state-run, government-influenced radio and television public broadcasting company.
The NRK broadcasts three national TV channels and thirteen nat ...
.
His book ''Moderne dansemusikk'' was published in 1946, and his autobiography ''Takt og tone'' in 1977.
Øivind Bergh Memorial Prize
The Øivind Bergh Memorial Prize (''Øivind Berghs minnepris'') was instituted in 1989. It is awarded to young promising violinists, often with a background in folk music. The board of FolkOrg, Peer Gynt AS and the
Norwegian Radio Orchestra select the winners of the annual prize.
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1909 births
1987 deaths
Musicians from Hamar
Norwegian musicians
NRK people
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