Victor Borge
Victor Borge
Børge Rosenbaum, known professionally as Victor Borge, was a Danish and American comedian, conductor, and pianist who achieved great popularity in radio and television in the United States and Europe. His blend of music and comedy earned him the nicknames "The Clown Prince of Denmark," "The Unmelancholy Dane," and "The Great Dane."...
NationalityAmerican
ProfessionPianist
Date of Birth3 January 1909
CityCopenhagen, Denmark
CountryUnited States of America
It (the double-clarinet in India) was primarily used for snake charming, since the snake would do almost anything to get the Indians to stop playing it.
Well, all's fair in love, war and fooling the critics.
That's why I've never thought of retiring because I do it all the time whether on the stage or off. I found that in a precarious situation, a smile is the shortest distance between people. When one needs to reach out for sympathy or a link with people, what better way is there?
There are three Bachs. Johann, Sebastian and Offen.
The oboe sounds like a clarinet with a cold.
You want something by Bach? Which one, Johann Sebastian or Jacques Offen?
Occasionally, a finger comes up to wipe a tear [of laughter] from the eye... and that's my reward... the rest goes to the government.
When an opera star sings her head off? she usually improves her appearance.
I wish to thank my parents for making it all possible? and I wish to thank my children for making it necessary.
You may not be aware of this but Leonard Bernstein won another award, for explaining the music of Igor Stravinsky... to Igor Stravinsky!
The elephant smoked too much.(explaining why the keys of his piano were so yellow)
The conductor is a peculiar person. He turns his back on his friends in the audience, shakes a stick at his players in the orchestra, and then wonders why nobody loves him.
I learned to play the piano on my mother's knee - that was before we got a piano.
He was happily married - but his wife wasn't.