Lars Kristian Holm Brynildsen (8 October 1954 - 17 August 2005) was a Norwegian
clarinetist
The clarinet is a single-reed musical instrument in the woodwind family, with a nearly cylindrical bore and a flared bell.
Clarinets comprise a family of instruments of differing sizes and pitches. The clarinet family is the largest woodw ...
. He was principal clarinet of the
Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra
The Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra ( Norwegian: Bergen filharmoniske orkester) is a Norwegian orchestra based in Bergen. Its principal concert venue is the Grieg Hall.
History
Established in 1765 under the name ''Det Musicalske Selskab'' (The M ...
from 1979 until his death in 2005 and was a member of the
Bergen Woodwind Quintet
The Bergen Woodwind Quintet is a well-known woodwind quintet based in Bergen, Norway. The ensemble's members are the principal wind musicians of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra, also known as Harmonien, which was founded in 1765 and ...
for 25 years. Before coming to Bergen, he was principal clarinet in the
Stavanger Symphony Orchestra
The Stavanger Symphony Orchestra (, SSO) is a symphony orchestra based in Stavanger, Norway. The SSO principal venue is the Stavanger Concert Hall (Stavanger konserthus), performing in the Fartein Valen concert hall.
History
The Norwegian Broad ...
. He studied clarinet at the music conservatories in
Oslo, Norway
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and
Freiburg, Germany
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in addition to taking private lessons in
Paris
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. As a young musician he played in the
World Youth Symphony. He performed numerous times as soloist with the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra and also taught at the
Grieg Academy
The Grieg Academy () is a disputed historical term used to refer to the higher education music programs in Bergen, Norway (birthplace of composer Edvard Grieg), as well as various collaborations across music institutions in Bergen. However, since 2 ...
of Music in Bergen. He served as Music Director of the
Bergen Symphonic Band from 1986 to 1996.
resources:
Dragefjellets Musikkorps website!--Though there are archives going back to December 2008 available on the Internet Wayback Machine, none of these appear to mention Brynildsen at all. If a pertinent archive can be found, it should be used to replace this dead link. Otherwise, it sould be deleted.-->
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1954 births
2005 deaths
Norwegian classical clarinetists
20th-century classical musicians
Players of the Bergen Philharmonic Orchestra