Famous People with Name Gade

Peter Høeg Gade            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Peter Høeg Gade: is a professional badminton player. He currently resides near Charlottenlund in Copenhagen with his wife, accomplished handball player Camilla Høeg. Together they have a daughter, Nanna, born in 2004.

Axel Gade            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Axel Gade: was a Danish violinist, composer and conductor. He was the son of Niels Wilhelm Gade.

Jacob Thune Hansen Gade            Origin/Culture/Country: Danish

Jacob Thune Hansen Gade: was a Danish violinist and composer, mostly of orchestral popular music. Today he is remembered for a single tune, the familiar Jalousie 'Tango Tzigane', also known as Tango Jalousie, or simply Jalousie, premiered September 14, 1925. The tango, written to accompany a silent film when Gade was leader of the orchestra of the Palads Cinema, was an instant international hit. When talkies were introduced it was featured in over 100 films. The royalties allowed Gade to devote himself to composition fulltime for the rest of his life. Arthur Fiedler made the first recording of the piece with the Boston Pops, further increasing Gade's income. The royalties now fund a foundation for young musicians.