Armas Järnefelt
Also known as Järnefelt, Edvard Armas
Born1869-08-14
BirthplaceVyborg
CountryFinland
GenderMale
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Edvard Armas Järnefelt (August 14, 1869, Vyborg –June 23, 1958, Stockholm, Sweden) was a Finnish composer and conductor.
Armas Järnefelt was the son of general August Aleksander Järnefelt and Elisabeth Järnefelt (née Clodt von Jürgensburg. Armas Järnefelt was the first Finnish composer to conduct Richard Wagner's operas in Finland.
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Järnefelt's music teacher in Helsinki was Ferruccio Busoni and in Paris, Jules Massenet. He enjoyed a close relationship with Jean Sibelius, who was married to Järnefelt's sister Aino. From 1905 Armas Järnefelt worked in Sweden. He became a Swedish citizen in 1909.
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