Per Winge was a Norwegian conductor

Conducting

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, pianist

Pianist

A pianist is a musician who plays the piano. A professional pianist can perform solo pieces, play with an ensemble or orchestra, or accompany one or more singers, solo instrumentalists, or other performers.-Choice of genres:...

 and composer

Composer

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, known primarily for his vocal works.

Born in Christiania

Oslo

Oslo is a municipality, as well as the capital and most populous city in Norway. As a municipality , it was established on 1 January 1838. Founded around 1048 by King Harald III of Norway, the city was largely destroyed by fire in 1624. The city was moved under the reign of Denmark–Norway's King...

, he studied with Edmund Neupert

Edmund Neupert

Edmund Neupert was a Norwegian pianist and composer.He was a teacher at the Stern Conservatory in Berlin from 1866-1868. He then moved to Copenhagen, where he held a position at the town's conservatory for two years. In 1881 he travelled to Moscow, and in 1882 he moved to Christiania , where he...

, Johan Svendsen

Johan Svendsen

Johan Severin Svendsen was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. Born in Christiania , Norway, he lived most his life in Copenhagen, Denmark....

 and Otto Winter-Hjelm. He was music director of Musikselskabet Harmonien (now Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra

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) from 1886 until 1893, and was also conductor of the Norwegian Studentersangforeningen from 1916 to 1919. His parents were Axel Winge

Axel Winge

Axel Winge was a Norwegian businessperson and politician for the Conservative Party.He was born in Christiania as the son of Paul Claussøn Winge and Anna Jakobine Gandil...

 and Elisabeth Marie (Betzy) Lasson. His mother's side of the family produced many vocalists, including Christian Lasson (1830-1893), composer Nils Lasson, and Bredo Lasson. His sister, Lizzie Winge, was also a pianist, and they would both appear in concert with violin

Violin

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ist Johan Halvorsen

Johan Halvorsen

Johan Halvorsen was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist.-Biography:Born in Drammen, Norway he was an accomplished violinist from a very early age and became a prominent figure in Norwegian musical life...

(1864-1935). Among Winge's compositions are the children's songs Kjære lille gutten min (Dear Little Boy of Mine) and Jeg synger for min lille venn (I’m Singing for My Little Friend).

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