Øivin Fjeldstad was a Norwegian conductor and violinist who led the Oslo Philharmonic from 1962 to 1969.
Education
Ten years later, having studied with Clemens Krauss in Berlin, he began his conducting career in Oslo and, after the end of World World War II and the founding of the Norwegian Radio Orchestra (Kringkastingsorkestret) in 1946, he became its head conductor.
Career
A native of Oslo, Øivin Fjeldstad debuted as a violinist in 1921 following musical instruction in the conservatories of Oslo and Leipzig. Between 1958 and 1960, the Norwegian National Opera and Ballet had Kirsten Flagstad as its general manager and Øivin Fjeldstad as its first artistic director In 1962 he, along with Herbert Blomstedt, succeeded Odd Grüner-Hegge as head conductor of Oslo Philharmonic, the nation"s leading orchestra, becoming one of the most influential figures in his country"s postwar musical history.
Øivin Fjeldstad died in Oslo at the age of 80.