Background
FREDERIKSEN, SIGURD: Danish-American Composer and Violoncellist. Presently composing at
his home in Los Angeles. Born 28 February 1881 in Denmark to Erhard and Sigrid (Topsv)
Frederiksen. A Dane by birth, Icelander by descent, Sigurd was educated at the University
of Copenhagen, Graduate 1901. He studied violoncello in Copenhagen with Ernest Hvberg and
with Franz Neruda, and composition with Professor Matthison-Hansen. Having been solo
violoncellist with the Royal Carl Rosa Opera Company for four years, Mr. Frederiksen came
to America in 1912, and subsequently was a violoncellist with the Cincinnati Symphony
Orchestra for six years, the Detroit Symphony for two years, and the Los Angeles
Philharmonic for thirteen years.