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Páll P. Pálsson was born in Graz, Austria. He began his musical studies at the Conservatory in Graz with trumpet, violin, piano, composition and later on conducting. He joined the trumpet section of the Philharmonic Orchestra of Graz at the age of 17. In 1948 he was offered the principal trumpet position with the Icelandic National Symphony Orchestra and at the same time accepted the appointment of conductor of the Reykjavík Marching Band. In 1959 he went to the State Music Conservatory in Hamburg to further his conducting education. In 1971 he was appointed Principal Conductor of the Iceland Symphony Orchestra. Páll P. Pálsson has made a name for himself as a brilliant composer. Among his larger works are: Svaraðu mér í sumartungl (Answer me in the Summer Moon) for choir and orchestra, A Few Autumn Leaves for orchestra, Concerto di Giubileo for orchestra, and solo concertos for the clarinet and the bassoon. |