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His father was a singing teacher and his mother, Russian-born, was a painter.
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Ilja Bergh
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Ilja Bergh led a colorful and turbulent life. His childhood took him from Berlin to Riga and Kiev, to Copenhagen. He received his first piano lessons in Kiev 1935-1937.
After World World War II, he was admitted to the Royal Danish Academy of Music, but was thrown out.
Later he was admitted again and received his diploma in 1957. He died on 5 September 2015.
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September 5, 2015 (aged 88) -
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Denmark