About France Ellegaard
Lived 1913 – 1999 (aged 85). France Ellegaard was a Danish and Finnish musician, pianist and university teacher.
France Marguerite Ellegaard (10 October 1913 – 17 April 1999) was a Finnish pianist and music educator, born in France to Danish parents. She was considered one of the 20th century's great concert pianists. From 1961 to 1965, she performed in a trio with Anja Ignatius and .
Ellegaard received a medal from the French in 1933. She received the Danish Tagea Brandt Rejselegat (travel scholarship) in 1936.
She died at Espoo in Finland.
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Finnish musician and pianist (1913–1999)
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France Ellegaard was born on 10 October 1913 in Paris.
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France Ellegaard died on 17 April 1999 in Espoo.
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France Ellegaard was a musician, pianist and university teacher.
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France Ellegaard was Danish and Finnish.
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