GRÄSBECK, GOTTFRIED (, Turku), composer and conductor.
Gräsbeck studied theology at Åbo (Turku) Academy, earning his undergraduate degree in 1952. He studied Semitic languages at Columbia University in New York for a year and returned to teach Mid-eastern languages at Åbo Academy from 1953 to 1966. Also a musician, he taught music at the Academy from 1955 until 1965 when he became the director. From 1958 to 1968 he also directed the Youth Orchestra School. In 1956,...