Juhan Aavik

Juhan Aavik (b. Tallinn, Governorate of Estonia, Russian Empire, 29 January 1884 – d. Stockholm, Sweden, 26 November 1982) was an Estonian composer.

Aavik studied music composition at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory. He later served as a conductor in Tartu, Governorate of Livonia (1911–1925), a musical conservatory professor and director in Tallinn (1928–1944), and an Estonian song festival conductor in Sweden (1948–1961) (after arriving there in 1944). He wrote nearly 200 Opus numbers, among them two symphonies; a Violin concerto (1945) ; a Cello concerto (1949); a Double bass Concerto (1950); a Piano trio (1957); a Requiem (1959); and various choral works, songs and chamber music. In Stockholm at age 81 (1965–1969), he published a history of Estonian music in four volumes.

References

• Slonimsky, Nicolas - Baker's Biographical Dictionary of Musicians, 7th ed. 1984. New York, NY: Schirmer Books. ISBN 0-02-870270-0.