Selim Palmgren, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Selim Palmgren

Finnish composer and pianist

Date of Birth: 16-Feb-1878

Place of Birth: Pori, South-Western Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland

Date of Death: 13-Dec-1951

Profession: composer, conductor, pianist

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Selim Gustaf Adolf Palmgren (16 February 1878 – 13 December 1951) was a Finnish composer, pianist, and conductor.
Palmgren was born in Pori, Finland, February 16, 1878.
He studied at the Conservatory in Helsinki from 1895 to 1899, then continued his piano studies in Berlin with Ansorge, Berger and Busoni.
He conducted choral and orchestral societies in his own country and made several very successful concert tours as a pianist in the principal cities of Finland and Scandinavia, appearing also as a visiting conductor.
In 1921, he went to the United States, where he taught composition at the Eastman School of Music, later returning to Finland, where he died in Helsinki, aged 73.