Nils-Eric Fougstedt, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Nils-Eric Fougstedt

Finnish composer and conductor

Date of Birth: 24-May-1910

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

Date of Death: 12-Apr-1961

Profession: composer, conductor, choir director

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Gemini

Nils-Eric Fougstedt (24 May 1910, in Raisio – 12 April 1961, in Helsinki) was a Finnish conductor and composer.
He attended the Helsinki Conservatory and counted Erik Furuhjelm among his teachers. Fougstedt joined the staff of the Finnish Broadcasting Company (YLE) in 1938, where he founded the organisation's Soloist Choir, which later became the Radio Choir.
In 1944, he became the conductor of YLE's Radio Orchestra, and was elevated to Chief Conductor in 1950.
He served in the post until his death in 1961. Fougstedt taught music theory and choral conducting at the Sibelius Academy.
He also was a member of the Swedish Royal Music Academy and received the honorary title of Professor in 1960.
His compositions included Angoscia (1954), the first Finnish dodecaphonic orchestral work, Trittico sinfonico (1958), and Aurea dicta (1959). He is buried in the Hietaniemi Cemetery in Helsinki.