Artur Lemba
Estonian composer
Died when: 78 years 58 days (937 months)Star Sign: Libra
Artur Lemba (24 September 1885, Tallinn – 21 November 1963, Tallinn) was an Estonian composer and piano teacher, and one of the most important figures in Estonian classical music.
Artur and his older brother Theodor (1876-1962) were the first professional pianists in Estonia to give concerts abroad.Artur's 1905 opera Sabina was the first opera composed by an Estonian.
His Symphony No. 1 in 1908 was the first symphony composed by an Estonian.Lemba was a finalist in the prestigious Anton Rubinstein Competition and later a professor at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory.
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