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Rolf Thorstein Smedvig (September 23, 1952 – April 27, 2015) was an American classical trumpeter of Norwegian and Icelandic ancestry. He was the founder of the Empire Brass Quintet. ==Biography== Smedvig was born in Seattle to Egil, a composer and music teacher, and Kristin, a violinist. He joined the Seattle Symphony at age 13. In 1971, he participated in the summer music program at Tanglewood Music Center. Smedvig joined the Boston Symphony as an assistant principal trumpeter the next year, aged 19. At the time, Smedvig was the youngest orchestra member. He was promoted to principal trumpeter in 1979, and left in 1981 to focus on a solo career, conducting, and chamber music.〔〔 Smedvig studied music under the tutelage of Maurice André at Boston University, where Smedvig later served as an instructor. His first marriage to Caroline Elisabeth Hessberg, the daughter of New York lawyer Al Hessberg, ended in divorce. Smedvig subsequently married Kelly Holub in 1992, with whom he had four children.〔 Smedvig died of a heart attack at his home in West Stockbridge, Massachusetts in 2015, aged 62. 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Rolf Smedvig」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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