Kari Marie Aarvold Glaser
Kari Marie Aarvold Glaser | |
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 Kari Marie Aarvold Glaser in c. 1930 | |
| Background information | |
| Born | 4 January 1901 Kristiania, Norway |
| Origin | Norway |
| Died | 3 October 1972 (aged 71) Oslo, Norway |
| Genres | Classical |
| Occupation(s) | Musician, music teacher |
| Instrument | Piano |
| Spouse | |
Kari Marie Aarvold Glaser (4 January 1901 – 3 October 1972) was a Norwegian pianist and music teacher, who was married to the violinist Ernst Glaser, and the mother of pianist Liv Glaser.[1]
Early and personal life
[edit]Kari Marie Aarvold was born in Kristiania (now Oslo) on 4 January 1901 to Mimi Kindblad (1876–1968) and bailiff Jens Aarvold (1856–1927).[2] She studied with Niels Larsen in Oslo, Leonid Kreutzer in Berlin from 1921 to 1923, and with P Weingarten in Vienna between 1924 and 1926.[3][4] She met violinist Ernst Glaser in 1928 after he moved to Oslo to join the Oslo Philharmonic Orchestra. They later married a year later and had two daughters, including pianist Liv Glaser.[1][5][6]
Career
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Aarvold Glaser made her concert debut in 1921 in Kristiania and became known as a performing pianist and piano teacher. The year after her debut, she performed a Liszt concerto in Berlin with the Philharmonic orchestra, conducted by Kreutzer.[7] During her career, she held numerous concerts, both in Norway and abroad.[1] In 1926, alongside tenor Chester Watson, she performed a concert at Chickering Hall.[8]
After the German occupation of Norway, Aarvold Glaser's husband Ernst, who was Jewish, started to become the target of anti-Semitic attacks which led him to flee to Sweden in November 1942. Kari and her daughters then fled Norway a few days later to join him and she managed to continue with her music career whilst in Sweden.[6]
She frequently performed with her husband and was also a soloist at the Sandefjord Orkesterforening.[9]
Death
[edit]Aarvold Glaser died on 3 October 1972 in Oslo, at the age of 71.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d Godal, Anne Marit, ed. (14 February 2009). "Kari Marie Aarvold Glaser". Store Norske Leksikon (in Norwegian). Oslo: Norsk nettleksikon. Retrieved 31 July 2013.
- ^ Kortsen, Bjarne. "Ernst Glaser". Norsk Biografisk Leksikon (in Norwegian). Retrieved 13 April 2025.
- ^ Sohlmans musiklexikon (in Swedish). Stockholm: Sohlmans Förlag. 1975. p. 131.
- ^ "Elitekonsert lørdag. Ernst Glaser og Kari Aarvold Glaser". Fjell-Ljom (in Norwegian). Røros. 5 November 1952. p. 3.
- ^ Bugge, Erle Moestue (19 October 2011). "40 søskenår ingen hindring" (in Norwegian). Archived from the original on 4 March 2016.
- ^ a b Internationale Wissenschaftskommunikation und Nationalsozialismus - Akademischer Austausch, Konferenzen und Reisen in Geistes- und Kulturwissenschaften 1933 bis 1945 (in German). De Gruyter. 2022. pp. 423–424. ISBN 9783110732283.
- ^ "Berlin, Oct 3". Musical America. Vol. 36, no. 26. Musical America Publications. 21 October 1921.
- ^ "Norwegian pianist to present program". The Los Angeles Times. 7 November 1926. p. 22.
- ^ Endresen, Odd (2022). Sandefjord orkesterforening : glimt fra orkesterets historie (in Norwegian). Sandefjord: Sandar historielag. p. 5.
External links
[edit]- 40 søskenår ingen hindring Celebrating Ernst Glaser's 100 years anniversary. Aftenposten (in Norwegian)