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Aarre Merikanto
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António Pinho Vargas
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Jean Martinon
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Willi Vogl
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Mikko Heiniö
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Robert Casadesus
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Alun Hoddinott
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Aulis Sallinen
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Ben Weber
composer
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Thomas Koppel
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Dmitri Smirnov
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Sean Hickey
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Robert Simpson
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Carl Nielsen
Carl Nielsen
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Hendrik Andriessen
Hendrik Andriessen
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Marcel Mihalovici
Marcel Mihalovici
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Isaac Stern
Isaac Stern
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Carl von Garaguly
Carl von Garaguly
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Herman David Koppel
Danish musician

Herman David Koppel

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Danish musician
Awards Received
Knight of the 1st Class of the Order of the Dannebrog

Herman David Koppel, known in Denmark as Herman D. Koppel, (Copenhagen, 1 October 1908 – Copenhagen, 14 July 1998) was a composer and pianist of Jewish origin. Born in Copenhagen, he fled the Nazis with his family in 1943. He wrote 13 symphonies, numerous concertos, and 20 string quartets.

He was the father of the Anders Koppel and Thomas Koppel, both composers, Lone Koppel, an opera singer, and Therese Koppel and the brother of the violinist Julius Koppel.