URHO, ELLEN (, Pirkkala), music educator and former director of the Sibelius Academy.
Ellen Urho completed music teacher's training at the Sibelius Academy in 1944 and a university degree in 1950. She travelled extensively to familiarize herself with music education methods in other countries. She taught at the Helsinki Teachers’ Training School, the Girls’ High School, and from 1970 at the Sibelius Academy as head of the music education department. From 1983 to 1987, she served as the...