Anton Jörgen Andersen

Who was Anton Jörgen Andersen?

Anton Jørgen Andersen was a Norwegian composer and cellist.

Anton Jørgen Andersen was born in Kristiansand. Andersen was a pupil in counterpoint by Johan Lindegren, Swedish music theorist and hymn-book publisher. Andersen was a cellist in the theater orchestras of Trondheim and Kristiania.

In 1871 Andersen was employed at the Royal Court Orchestra in Stockholm. He became first cellist and violinist in the court orchestra in Stockholm in 1876. From 1876 to 1911, Andersen taught cello and double bass at the Stockholm Conservatory, where he was appointed professor in 1912. In 1882 he became a member of the Royal Swedish Academy of Music.

His compositions include a cello sonata, a concert piece for cello and double bass, and five symphonies, as well as pieces for piano and songs for male choir.