Ole Schmidt
Ole Schmidt Pedersen (14 July 1928 – 6 March 2010) was a Danish composer and conductor.
Biography
Born in Copenhagen, Schmidt was self-taught, before studying composition at the Royal Danish Academy of Music. He came to public notice after composing three ballets in quick succession in the 1950s, after which he became conductor at the Royal Danish Theatre.{{Cite news |last=Rickards |first=Guy |date=30 May 2010 |title=Ole Schmidt obituary |work=The Guardian |url=https://www.theguardian.com/music/2010/may/30/ole-schmidt-obituary}} He then held posts at the Hamburg Symphony Orchestra, the Danish Radio Sinfonietta, and the Aarhus Symphony Orchestra. He also held guest conductor appointments at the Royal Northern College of Music and the Toledo Symphony Orchestra.{{Cite news |date=30 March 2010 |title=Ole Schmidt, Danish composer and conductor dies |work=Gramophone |url=https://www.gramophone.co.uk/classical-music-news/article/ole-schmidt-danish-composer-and-conductor-dies}}
He was particularly well known for his recordings of the music of Carl Nielsen, including a cycle of Nielsen's six symphonies with the London Symphony Orchestra, which won the Nielsen Prize in 1975.
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Category:21st-century Danish conductors (music)