About Olav Ehala
Born 1950. Olav Ehala is an Estonian and Russian composer, film score composer, pianist, conductor, choir director and music educator.
Olav Ehala (born 31 July 1950), is an Estonian composer.
Ehala was born in Tallinn. In 1969, he graduated from Tallinn Music School and then studied composition under Eugen Kapp at the Tallinn State Conservatory, graduating in 1974. From 1975 to 1991 he was the music director for the Estonian State Youth Theater. Since 1991 he has been teaching at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre and is currently a Professor Emeritus of Music Pedagogy.
Ehala has been a member of both the Estonian Theatre Union and the Estonian Composers' Union since 1977, having been a chairman for the latter between 2001 and 2014.
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Who is Olav Ehala?
Estonian composer (born 1950)
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Olav Ehala was born on 31 July 1950 in Tallinn.
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Olav Ehala is a composer, film score composer, pianist, conductor, choir director and music educator.
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Olav Ehala is Estonian and Russian.
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