Ruben Liljefors
Ruben Mattias Liljefors (born September 30, 1871 in Uppsala , † March 4, 1936 ibid) was a Swedish composer and conductor.
Life
Liljefors studied in Uppsala with Ivar Eggert Hedenblad until 1895 and then with Salomon Jadassohn in Leipzig until 1899 . He later attended the Conservatory in Stockholm . He completed his training with Felix Draeseke , Max Reger and Hermann Ludwig Kutzschbach . From 1902 to 1911 he was choir conductor and director of the Gothenburg Philharmonic Society . From 1912 to 1931 he was the conductor of the regional orchestra in Gävle .
He composed a symphony , a concert and a festival overture, an orchestral suite , a piano concerto and a violin sonata . One of his most famous pieces is När det lider mot jul .
His brother was the Swedish animal painter Bruno Liljefors (1860–1939).
literature
- Ruben Liljefors . In: Theodor Westrin (Ed.): Nordisk familjebok konversationslexikon och realencyklopedi . 2nd Edition. tape 16 : Lee – Luvua . Nordisk familjeboks förlag, Stockholm 1912, Sp. 502 (Swedish, runeberg.org ).
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Liljefors, Ruben |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Liljefors, Ruben Mattias (full name) |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Swedish composer and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | September 30, 1871 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Uppsala |
| DATE OF DEATH | March 4, 1936 |
| Place of death | Uppsala |