Marcus Paus
| Marcus Paus | |
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| Born | 14 October 1979 Oslo |
| Occupation | Composer |
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Marcus Nicolay Paus (born 14 October 1979) (pronounced [mɑrkʉs pæʉs]) is a Norwegian composer and one of the most performed contemporary Norwegian composers. He is noted as a representative of a reorientation toward tradition, tonality and melody, and his works have been lauded by critics in Norway and abroad. His work includes chamber music, choral works, solo works, concerts, orchestral works, operas and symphonies, as well as works for theatre, film and television. In 2010, he was artistic director of the Oslo Opera Festival. Marcus Paus has several times collaborated with his famous father, Ole Paus.
He is a member of the Norwegian patrician Paus family and is the son of the singers Ole Paus and Anne-Karine Strøm. His grandfather was General Ole Paus, and his great-grandfather was Norwegian consul-general in Vienna and estate owner Thorleif (de) Paus. His great-great-grandfather, the steel industrialist and chairman of Den norske Creditbank Ole Paus, was a first cousin of Henrik Ibsen. He is married to author Hilde Lindset. Marcus Paus is a third cousin of the designer Pontine Paus, who also belongs to the steel industrialist branch of the family.
Paus attended Oslo Waldorf School and studied at the Norwegian Academy of Music (1998–2002) and Manhattan School of Music (2003–2005). He has lived in New York City and London, and now lives in Berlin.
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