Biography
Edvard Helsted was born on 8 December 1816 in Copenhagen and died on 1 March 1900 in Fredensborg. Trained as a violinist, he joined the Royal Chapel in Copenhagen in 1838 and served as its concertmaster from 1863 until retiring for health reasons in 1869. He then taught piano chamber music at the Copenhagen Conservatory until 1890. Together with Holger Simon Paulli, he composed the music for several of August Bournonville's ballets, including parts of Napoli (1842) and Flower Festival in Genzano (1858).
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