HÖeberg, Georg

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HÖeberg, Georg

HÖeberg, Georg, Danish violinist, conductor, and composer; b. Copenhagen, Dec. 27, 1872; d. Vedboek, Aug. 3, 1950. He studied at the Copenhagen Cons, and in Berlin. He taught at the Copenhagen Cons. (1900–14), then was conductor at the Royal Danish Theater (1914–30). He wrote the opera Bryllup i Katakomberne (The Wedding in the Catacombs; Copenhagen, March 6, 1909), the ballet The Paris Cathedral (Copenhagen, Oct. 25, 1912), several pieces for violin and orch., a Sym., choral works, and songs.

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