Juhan Aavik, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Juhan Aavik

Estonian composer

Date of Birth: 29-Jan-1884

Place of Birth: Holstre, Viljandi County, Estonia

Date of Death: 26-Nov-1982

Profession: composer, conductor, historian, music pedagogue

Nationality: Sweden, Estonia

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Juhan Aavik (29 January 1884 in Holstre, Governorate of Livonia, Russian Empire – 26 November 1982 in Stockholm, Sweden) 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 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.