Johan Svendsen - Oslo, Norway
N 59° 54.813 E 010° 43.806
32V E 596745 N 6643047
This memorial to Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist Johan Svendsen is located outside the Oslo Concert Hall in downtown Oslo, Norway.
Waymark Code: WMPD4F
Location: Oslo, Norway
Date Posted: 08/11/2015
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ABOUT THE MONUMENT:
"The monument was designed by sculptor Stinius Fredriksen, commissioned by the Philharmonic Company in honor of the composer Johan Svendsen. The monument was unveiled on Johan Svendsen's 100th birthday on 29 September 1940. (Translated from Danish)
The monument was completed and unveiled in the city centre of Oslo in 1940, and consists of a base of granite and a statue made out of marble. This monument has been standing outdoors since 1940, with the exception of four years from 1976-80 when it was stored indoors, and then moved to its current position by the concert hall in Oslo in 1980."
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The monument depicts a person in a flowing toga playing a violin. The violinist is sitting on a square stone that has sheet music and a laurel wreath along its front. The plinth is granite and has a cameo of Johan Svendsen on it along with the following text:
JOHAN SVENDSEN
1840-1911
ABOUT THE MAN:
"Johan Severin Svendsen (30 September 1840 – 14 June 1911) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. Born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway, he lived most his life in Copenhagen, Denmark. Svendsen's output includes two symphonies, a violin concerto, a cello concerto, and the Romance for violin, as well as a number of Norwegian Rhapsodies for orchestra. At one time Svendsen was an intimate friend of the German composer Richard Wagner."
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