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Mogens Wöldike

Danish conductor (1897-1988) · Denmark · On the map · Musicians · Died at 91

Mogens Wöldike was a Danish conductor, choirmaster, organist, and scholar known for his interpretation of music from the Baroque and Classical periods, was born and died in Copenhagen. His son-in-law was the Haydn scholar Jens Peter Larsen.

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1988Died20 October 19881976Commander of the Order of the DannebrogAwardLéonie Sonning Music PrizeAward1948Ingenio et artiAward1897Born5 July 1897

Awards

Léonie Sonning Music Prize1976
Commander of the Order of the Dannebrog1976
Ingenio et arti1948
Knight of the Order of Vasa

About this person

He studied under Carl Nielsen and Thomas Laub and graduated from Copenhagen University in 1920. He was organist at the Marine church in 1924 and the Christiansborg Palace Church from 1931; from 1959 to 1972 he was organist at Copenhagen Cathedral.

Country
Denmark
Category
Musicians
Type
Singer / Musician
Status
Deceased
Dates
Lived 1897 to 1988 · aged 91

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