GESTRIN, ERIK (, Padasjoki–, Mikkeli), violinist, substitute university music instructor and unsuccessful candidate for the position given to Fredrik Pacius (see PACIUS, FREDRIK), music teacher and conductor in Vaasa.
Gestrin entered Turku University in 1826 and joined the Turku Musical Society as a first violinist in the orchestra. He followed the university to Helsinki in 1828 after the Turku fire and for the next decade was the recipient of the university's...