Alfred Klingenberg (8 September 1867 - 20 April 1944), a Norwegian pianist and composer of great distinction, was the

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´s first director (1921–23). He was succeeded by composer

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in 1924. Klingenberg started the DKG Institute of Musical Art in Rochester 1912. This school would later become the Eastman School of Music.

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bought the school from Klingenberg in 1919. Klingenberg was a friend of

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, and secured the composer a position on the faculty during his directorship. Alf Klingenberg was the first cousin once removed of Trondheim mayor

Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg Odd Sverressøn Klingenberg (8 June 1871 – 3 November 1944) was a Norwegian barrister and politician for the Conservative Party. He served as the Minister of Social Affairs 1920-1921, 1923 and 1923-1924 in addition to mayor of Trondheim 1911-1 ...

, and nephew of engineer Johannes Benedictus Klingenberg.Halvdan Fredrik Klingenberg (1815 - 1887) - Genealogy
(the father of Alf and brother of Johannes Benedictus; accessed April 22, 2015)

References

6. Historical origins of the Eastman school of music. Vincent A. Lenti, Rochester, New York, 1982. Norwegian male pianists 1867 births 1944 deaths 19th-century Norwegian pianists 20th-century pianists Alf 19th-century male musicians 20th-century Norwegian male musicians {{pianist-stub