Tubin, Eduard
(1905–1982)
Tubin, Eduard (6–5/18–1905, Kallaste, near Tartu; 11–17–1982, Stockholm). Estonian cond. and comp. Studied with Eller and A. Kapp at the Tartu Cons. (1924–30), then with Kodály in Budapest (1938). Held administrative and cond. positions, incl. with the Tartu Sym. (1931–44). Fled Estonia during the war in 1944, settled in Stockholm, and became a Swedish citizen in 1961. Comp. the first Estonian ballet Kratt and is now considered one of the major figures in Estonian symphonic music. Frequently…