Axel Grandjean
Illustration — Axel Grandjean Axel Carl William Grandjean (9 March 1847 – 11 February 1932) was a Danish composer and conductor. He was one of the first students at the Royal Danish Academy of Music with dignified teachers such as Niels Gade, Johann Peter Emilius Hartmann, August Winding and Johann Christian Gebauer. He also tried as an actor, when in 1869 he successfully played the role of the playwright Jean de France.
Also recorded as Axel Carl William Grandjean
Axel Grandjean
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- Born
- 1847 · Copenhagen.
- Died
- 1932 · Copenhagen.
- Nationality
- Kingdom of Denmark
- Occupation
- composer · autobiographer · conductor · chapelmaster · actor
- Honours
- Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog
- Languages
- Danish
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Born at Copenhagen in 1847, died in Copenhagen in 1932.
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