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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’.

  1. Image 1: Young Edvard Grieg composer
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  7. Image 7: Grieg piano composer Norwegian
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  9. Image 9: Edvard Grieg Nina Hagerup composer
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