Ester Mägi

Estonian composer (1922-2021)

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Type: Person
Gender: Female
Origin: Estonia
Active from: 1922-01-10
Active to: 2021-05-14

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Ester Mägi (born 10 January 1922 - died 14 May 2021) was an Estonian and Soviet composer, widely regarded as the First Lady of Estonian Music. Much of her work consists of choral and chamber music, but her few symphonic pieces are also highly regarded. She trained initially under Mart Saar at the Tallinn Conservatory, then from 1951-54 at the Moscow Conservatory under Vissarion Shebalin. Amongst her best known works are her Piano Sonata (1949), Piano Trio in F minor (1950) <a href="https://www.

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Instance of: human
Given name: Esther
Family name: Mägi
Gender: female
Citizenship: Estonia
Place of birth: Tallinn
Occupation: university teacher
Educated at: Moscow Conservatory
Employer: Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
Languages spoken: Russian
Genre: classical music
Instrument: piano

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date of birth: 1922-01-10
name in native language: Ester Mägi
described at URL: www.europeanfemalewindbandcomposers.com/miagi-ester-kustovna
start of work period: 1954-00-00
end of work period: 1984-00-00
date of death: 2021-05-14
hashtag: EsterMägi
place of burial: Metsakalmistu