Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due

Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due (19 February 1919 – 18 November 1985)[1] was a Norwegian violinist and music teacher, and the son of violinist Henrik Adam Due (1891–1966) and Mary Barratt Due (b. Barratt, 1888–1969), married to Else Barratt-Due (b. Holst, 1925–2006), and together they got five children, among them the pianist Cecilie Barratt-Due (1950–) and the violinist Stephan Barratt-Due Jr. (1956–) married to violinist Soon-Mi Chung.[2][3]

Stephan Henrik Barratt-Due
Birth nameStephan Henrik Barratt Due
Born(1919-02-19)19 February 1919
Oslo
OriginNorway
Died18 November 1985(1985-11-18) (aged 66)
Oslo
GenresClassical
Occupation(s)Musician, music teacher
InstrumentsViolin

Biography

Barrat-Due studied violin with his father from an early age, and debuted in 1940. He gave numerous concerts in Scandinavia, the UK and USA, and was artistic director of the Barratt Due Institute of Music (1970–1985).[2]

References
  1. "Gravferdsetaten i Oslo kommune" (in Norwegian). BegravdeIOslo.no. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  2. "Stephan Henrik Barrat-Due". Biography (in Norwegian). Store Norske Leksikon. 14 February 2009. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
  3. Dahm, Cecilie (13 February 2009). "Mary Barratt Due". Biography (in Norwegian). Norsk Biografisk Leksikon. Retrieved 9 May 2015.
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