Erling Blöndal Bengtsson

From 1950 to 1953, Bengtsson taught his own cello class at the institute, before being appointed to the Royal Danish Academy of Music in Copenhagen. In 1980, he became a professor at the Hochschule für Musik Köln. He returned to America in 1990 and taught at the University of Michigan School of Music until his retirement from academia in 2006. Bengtsson was a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music and was conferred the title Chevalier du Violoncelle by Indiana University in 1993. Bengtsson made most of his phonograph and CD recordings with the Danish label Danacord. In November 2006, Danacord released the DVD The Cello and I, which presented a comprehensive portrait of Bengtsson's career on the seventieth anniversary of his debut. He died in Ann Arbor, Michigan, aged 81. Bengtsson was the subject of a sculpture (The Musician) in 1970 by the Icelandic sculptor Ólöf Pálsdóttir, of him playing the cello. In 2014 this was moved to a location in the water, next to the Iceland Symphony Orchestra's new home of the Harpa in Reykjavík.

Erling Blöndal Bengtsson studied at Curtis Institute of Music. Hege Waldeland is recorded as having studied under Erling Blöndal Bengtsson. The recorded working language is Danish. Employment is recorded with Hochschule für Musik und Tanz Köln and University of Michigan. Distinctions recorded are Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog, Grand Knights of the Order of the Falcon and Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.

Erling Blöndal Bengtsson is recorded with the occupation university teacher. Recorded with the occupation music educator. Recorded as having received Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog, Grand Knights of the Order of the Falcon and Knight of the Order of the Dannebrog.