Famous People with Name Holm

Anne Holm            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Anne Holm: was a Danish journalist and children's writer. At times she also wrote under the pseudonym Adrien de Chandelle. Her books are typically recommended to age groups 8–16 years, but they include elements even for adult readers. Her best known book is I Am David (1963), adapted for a 2003 film; (also published as North to Freedom), which tells the story of a 12-year-old boy who escapes from a concentration camp and travels through Europe. It won the ALA Notable Book award in 1965, the 1963 Best Scandinavian Children's Book award and the Boys Club of America Junior Book Award Gold Medal.

Hans Jørgen Holm            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Hans Jørgen Holm: was a Danish architect. A pupil of Johan Daniel Herholdt, he became a professor at the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts and a leading Danish proponent of the National Romantic style.

Ludvig Sophus Adolph Theodor Holm            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Ludvig Sophus Adolph Theodor Holm: was a Danish violinist and composer.

Vilhelm Christian Holm            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Vilhelm Christian Holm: was a Danish composer.

Mogens Winkel Holm            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Mogens Winkel Holm: was a Danish composer. From 1965-1971, he was also music reviews at Politiken and Ekstra Bladet. In addition, he held several positions in the music scene. Notably as President of the Young Artist Tone Company (DUT) and for almost 20 years chairman of the Danish composer Association. Mogens Winkel Holm had a big production, covering all genres. But especially ballet parade him. Together with particular his brother, ballet dancer and choreographer Eske Holm, he listed a wide range of performances, both the Royal Theater and in Danish and Swedish TV in the period 1964-1984. His music is described as a dramatic and often gesticulating. The perceived, paradoxically, as the frozen improvisation. While it is built on a skeleton, an established pattern. "Skeleton protects me from being absorbed by the material - but it also protects documents from being absorbed by me", the composer himself said. But also this: ".. You see with your ears, you hear with eyes. A day of spring, a vision, a sound: A singing lark deep inside the dazzling sky, a bullet. Hold on! Do you away just for a moment, you find it never again. " (Both quotes come from the Commonwealth Edition [edit] Music (not complete)