Johan Svendsen

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Johan Svendsen
Born	(1840-09-30)September 30, 1840 Oslo, Norway
Died	June 14, 1911(1911-06-14) (aged 70) Copenhagen, Denmark
Nationality	Norwegian
Occupation(s)	composer, conductor, violinist

Johan Severin Svendsen (30 September 1840 – 14 June 1911) was a Norwegian composer, conductor and violinist. Born in Christiania (now Oslo), Norway, he lived most his life in Copenhagen, Denmark.

Svendsen's output includes two symphonies, a violin concerto, a cello concerto, and the Romance for violin, as well as a number of Norwegian Rhapsodies for orchestra.^[1] At one time Svendsen was an intimate friend of the German composer Richard Wagner and Icelandic composer Sveinbjörn Sveinbjörnsson.