Armas Järnefelt
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Edvard Armas Järnefelt (August 14, 1869, Vyborg –June 23, 1958, Stockholm, Sweden) was a Finnish composer and conductor. Armas Järnefelt was the son of general August Aleksander Järnefelt and Elisabeth Järnefelt (née Clodt von Jürgensburg. Armas Järnefelt was the first Finnish composer to conduct Richard Wagner's operas in Finland. Järnefelt's music teacher in Helsinki was Ferruccio Busoni and in Paris, Jules Massenet. He enjoyed a close relationship with Jean Sibelius, who was married to Järnef
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Family name
- Järnefelt
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Grand Duchy of Finland
- Place of birth
- Vyborg
- Place of death
- Oscar Parish
- Spouse
- Liva Järnefelt
- Mother
- Elisabeth Järnefelt
- Occupation
- pianist
- Languages spoken
- Finnish
- Native language
- Finnish
- Field of work
- conducting
- Genre
- classical music
- Instrument
- piano
- Image
- Armas Jarnefelt.png
- Work location
- Stockholm
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- date of birth
- 1869-08-14
- date of death
- 1958-06-23
- place of burial
- Hietaniemi cemetery
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- Armas Järnefelt
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