EKMAN, KARL
(1869–1947)> PIANIST · ORGANIST · PIANO TEACHER · DIRECTOR · PERFORMER OF CHAMBER MUSIC · CONDUCTOR · MUSIC CRITIC
EKMAN, KARL (Dec. 18, 1869, Turku–Feb. 4, 1947, Helsinki), pianist, organist, piano teacher and director for a time at the Helsinki Institute of Music, performer of chamber music, conductor, and music critic, not to be confused with his son Karl Ekman, who wrote a biography of Sibelius. Ekman was the son of a cantor. Already as a schoolboy he was soloist with the Turku orchestra in the Mendelssohn piano concerto. While studying languages and aesthetics at the University of Helsinki, he also…