Groundal Launy, Concerto for trombone

Recital Fabrice Millischer ITF 2012 Paris Saturday 7 July, Salle Faure Launy Grøndahl (30 June 1886 21 January 1960) was a Danish composer and conductor. Grøndahl studied the violin from the age of His first work as a professional musician was as a violinist with the Orchestra of the Casino Theatre in Copenhagen, aged He was also for a long period (19251956) the resident conductor of the Danish National Symphony Orchestra, Denmark s most prestigious Notable works Some of his first works included a symphony, works for small string ensembles and a violin concerto. He is best known for his trombone concerto, written in 1924 during Grøndahl s time in Italy. It was reportedly written for the trombone section of the Orchestra of the Casino Theatre in Copenhagen (of which Grøndahl was a member) due to their high standard of playing. He is also remembered for his pioneering recordings of the symphonies of fellow Dane Carl Nielsen and his original score for Benjamin Christen