Frøydis Ree Wekre is a Norwegian

Norway

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 musician

Musician

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. She studied in Oslo

Oslo

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, Sweden

Sweden

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, Russia

Russia

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, and the United States

United States

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. Originally a piano

Piano

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 and violin

Violin

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 player, Wekre did not take up the horn

Horn (instrument)

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 until age 17. After only two years of studying horn with Wilhelm Lanzky-Otto and Vitali Bujanovsky, she was invited to join the Norwegian Opera Orchestra. She obtained a post with the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra

The Oslo-Filharmonien is a symphony orchestra based in Oslo, Norway. The orchestra was founded in 1919, and has since 1977 had its home in the Oslo Concert Hall. The orchestra consists of 69 musicians in the string section, 16 in the woodwinds, 15 in brass, 5 in percussionists, 1 harpist, and 1...

 in 1961, where she became co-principal horn in 1965. Wekre stayed with the orchestra until her retirement in 1991 http://www.hornsociety.org/en/component/content/94?task=view.

Wekre is horn and wind chamber music

Chamber music

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 professor

Professor

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 at the Norwegian Academy of Music

Norwegian Academy of Music

The Norwegian Academy of Music is a music conservatory located in Oslo, Norway, in the neighbourhood of Majorstuen, Frogner. It is the largest music academy in Norway and offers the country's highest level of music education. As a university college, it offers both undergraduate and postgraduate...

. She is an active lecturer and participates in juries at international competitions. Her book

Book

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 Thoughts on Playing the Horn Well has been translated into several languages. Frøydis Ree Wekre has been an honorary member of the International Horn Society

International Horn Society

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 since 1994, where she served as president for two years.

Renowned as a teacher

Teacher

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 and performer, Wekre has given masterclasses and workshops throughout Europe

Europe

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 and North America

North America

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