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At Leipzig Conservatory
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Grieg: 15 facts about the great composer
3. At Leipzig Conservatory
A fortuitous encounter with a family friend, the violin virtuoso Ole Bull, resulted in the 15-year-old Grieg's immediate transfer to the Leipzig Conservatory. Yet in his own words, he left the Conservatory ‘as stupid as when I entered it’.
