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Robert Kajanus

1856 - 1933

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Robert Kajanus (2 December 1856 – 6 July 1933) was a Finnish conductor, composer, and teacher. In 1882, he founded the Helsinki Orchestral Society, Finland's first professional orchestra. As a conductor, he was also a notable champion and interpreter of the music of Jean Sibelius. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Robert Kajanus is the 65th most popular conductor (down from 60th in 2019), the 155th most popular biography from Finland (down from 145th in 2019) and the 2nd most popular Finnish Conductor.

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Among CONDUCTORS

Among conductors, Robert Kajanus ranks 65 out of 128. Before him are Semyon Bychkov, Leo Borchard, Marek Janowski, Franz Welser-Möst, Kent Nagano, and Stanisław Skrowaczewski. After him are Jiří Bělohlávek, Adrian Boult, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Karl Muck, Paul Kletzki, and Paavo Berglund.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1856, Robert Kajanus ranks 79. Before him are Willem Kes, Franz Roubaud, Giuseppe Martucci, Günther Beck von Mannagetta und Lerchenau, Booker T. Washington, and Nigâr Hanım. After him are André Gedalge, Anna Elizabeth Klumpke, Wojciech Kossak, Marcelino Menéndez y Pelayo, Eduardo Dato, and Dragutin Gorjanović-Kramberger. Among people deceased in 1933, Robert Kajanus ranks 78. Before him are John Henry Mackay, Henry Watson Fowler, Anastasia Golovina, Gustaf Cederström, Lilla Cabot Perry, and Andrey Lyapchev. After him are Princess Elisabeth of Anhalt, Ion G. Duca, Toktogul Satylganov, Franz Nopcsa von Felső-Szilvás, Julius Klengel, and Friedrich von Ingenohl.

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In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Robert Kajanus ranks 155 out of 751. Before him are Martin Wegelius (1846), Selim Palmgren (1878), Juha Sipilä (1961), Ellen Thesleff (1869), Eero Lehtonen (1898), and Aarre Merikanto (1893). After him are Matti Pellonpää (1951), Esa-Pekka Salonen (1958), Ernst Leonard Lindelöf (1870), Lill Lindfors (1940), Paavo Berglund (1929), and Mauno Pekkala (1890).

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Among CONDUCTORS In Finland

Among conductors born in Finland, Robert Kajanus ranks 2. Before him are Leif Segerstam (1944). After him are Esa-Pekka Salonen (1958), Paavo Berglund (1929), Jorma Panula (1930), Jukka-Pekka Saraste (1956), Okko Kamu (1946), and Osmo Vänskä (1953).

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