Armas Järnefelt

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Armas Järnefelt with daughter Eva

Edvard Armas Järnefelt (August 14, 1869 – June 23, 1958), was a Finnish composer and conductor.

Armas Järnefelt was born in Vyborg, in the Grand Duchy of Finland, the son of general August Aleksander Järnefelt and Elisabeth Järnefelt (née Clodt von Jürgensburg). His siblings were Kasper, Arvid, Erik, Ellida, Ellen, Aino, Hilja and Sigrid. Armas Järnefelt was the first Finnish composer to conduct Richard Wagner's operas in Finland. He achieved some minor success with his orchestral works Berceuse and Praeludium.

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, and died in Stockholm.

On June first 2012 a display of AJ paraphernalia was opened in the entrance of the Sibelius Academy situated in Helsinki Music Center.

External links

Free scores by Armas Järnefelt at the International Music Score Library Project

Preceded by Georg Schnéevoigt	Principal Conductors, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra 1942–1943	Succeeded by Martti Similä

Authority control	WorldCat VIAF: 42025585 LCCN: n84130913 ISNI: 0000 0000 8120 9973 GND: 128790776 SUDOC: 080539114 BNF: cb138955879

Persondata
Name	Järnefelt, Edvard Armas
Alternative names
Short description	Finnish composer and conductor
Date of birth	14 August 1869
Place of birth	Vyborg, Grand Duchy of Finland
Date of death	23 June 1958
Place of death	Stockholm, Sweden

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