Nils-Eric Fougstedt

Nils- Eric Fougstedt ( born May 24, 1910 in Turku, † April 12, 1961 in Helsinki) was a Finnish conductor and composer.

Fougstedt studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, in Salzburg, with Max Trapp in Berlin, in Italy, France and the USA. Since 1933, he taught at the Sibelius Academy. Since 1938 he was also conductor of the Finnish Radio and appeared as a guest conductor in many European countries.

He composed two symphonies, a cello and a piano concerto, a passacaglia, an orchestral suite, Variations on a Finnish soldier's song, works for string orchestra, chamber music, cantatas, choruses and songs.