Erik Furuhjelm

Erik Gustaf Furuhjelm (1883–1964) was a Finnish composer, violinist, and writer. thumb

Biography

Erik Furuhjelm was born on 6 July 1883, in Helsinki and died in the same city on 13 June 1964. His parents were , Secretary of Protocol for the Senate, and Selma Gabriela Antell. He was the brother of the astronomer and politician Ragnar Furuhjelm.

Erik Furuhjelm entered high school in 1901, studied at the Philharmonic Society's orchestral school from 1893, at the Sibelius Academy from 1901 to 1906, at the University of Helsinki from 1901 to 1902, and in Vienna and Munich from 1906 to 1907 and in Paris from 1908 to 1909.

Erik Furuhjelm served as acting director of the Sibelius Academy. He held the positions of Professor 1905–1906, professor 1907–1935, and assistant director 1920–1935. Erik Furuhjelm gave numerous concerts, conducted choirs, and played viola in concerts with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in 1904–1905 and in opera performances conducted by Armas Järnefelt.

He founded the Finnish Music Review (Fisk Musikrevy) in 1904 and worked as a music critic for the from 1912 to 1914 and for the from 1915 to 1920.

Prizes and awards

Composer's state pension d'État de compositeur (1921) (Tollander Prize) (1917) Pro Finlandia medal (1956)

Works Compositions and arrangements

Klockringning sekakuorolle ja pianolle, 1903 Pianokvintetto c-molli, 1906 Romanttinen alkusoitto, 1911 Sinfonia nro 1 D-duuri, 1911 Viisi kuvaa orkesterille (alkuaan Exotica), 1925 Sinfonia nro 2 es-molli, 1927 Jousikvartetto, 1956 Kansansävelmien sovituksia

Books (sv) Jean Sibelius: Hans tondiktning och drag ur hans liv (tr. "Jean Sibelius: His music and aspects of his life"), Schildt, 1916 (fi) Jean Sibelius: Hänen sävelrunoutensa ja piirteitä hänen elämästään. ("Jean Sibelius: His music and aspects of his life.") (tr. Leevi Madetoja), WSOY, 1916