Artur Lemba
Artur Lemba (born September 24, 1885 in Reval (Tallinn), † November 21, 1963 there ) was an Estonian composer.
Life
Artur Lemba was born into an Estonian family of musicians. The family later moved to Saint Petersburg . Lemba studied piano and composition at the St. Petersburg Conservatory until 1908, among others with Nikolai Rimski-Korsakow .
In 1908 Lemba's Symphony No. 1 in C sharp minor , the first symphony by an Estonian composer, was premiered in Saint Petersburg. Artur Lemba was the first professional Estonian pianist alongside his brother Theodor Lemba .
From 1908 to 1920 he worked in Russia as a teacher for the piano, since 1915 with the title of professor. With Estonia's independence from Russia, Lemba moved from Petrograd to Tallinn in 1920 . After a short interlude in Helsinki , he worked from 1923 to 1962 as a professor of piano at the Tallinn Conservatory . From 1923 to 1939 he was also a music critic for the newspaper Vaba Maa . He composed numerous musical works. His opera Kalmuneid was premiered in Tallinn in 1929, the opera Armastus ja surm in 1931 and the opera Elga in 1934 .
literature
- Veera Lensin: Artur Lemba. Pianist yes pedagoog. Tallinn 1977
Web links
- Works by and about Artur Lemba in the catalog of the German National Library
- Curriculum vitae and list of works (Estonian)
personal data | |
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SURNAME | Lemba, Artur |
BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian composer |
DATE OF BIRTH | September 24, 1885 |
PLACE OF BIRTH | Reval (Tallinn) |
DATE OF DEATH | November 21, 1963 |
Place of death | Reval (Tallinn) |