Voldemar Tago
Voldemar Tago (born August 10 . Jul / 22. August 1887 greg. In Narva ; † 18th September 1960 in Parnu , Estonia ) was an Estonian conductor .
Life and music
Voldemar Tago (also Taggo or Taggu ) studied from 1903 at the age of 16 in Russia at the Saint Petersburg Conservatory . One of his teachers there was the Estonian horn player Jaan Tamm (1875–1933).
After completing his studies in 1908, Tago worked primarily as a conductor of orchestras in Saint Petersburg and from 1919 in Estonian cities. Until 1926 he was musical director of the Vanemuine theater and concert hall in Tartu, South Estonia . He then was the conductor of the film orchestra of the Tallinn Cinema Gloria for five years until 1931 . From 1937 to 1940 he directed the Estonian Radio Radio Symphony Orchestra .
In 1940 Tago moved to the western Estonian town of Pärnu on the Baltic Sea coast. There, as well as in Haapsalu , Tartu and Narva-Jõesuu , he organized numerous summer concerts, which were very popular. In Pärnu he was musical director of the Endla concert hall and the local symphony orchestra from 1941 . When the Soviet rulers closed the orchestra in 1950, Tago largely withdrew from active musical life.
Voldemar Tago was buried in Pärnu's Alevi cemetery.
Web links
- "Meenutades maestro Voldemar Tagot" ( Pärnu Postimees , May 15, 2007)
Individual evidence
| personal data | |
|---|---|
| SURNAME | Tago, Voldemar |
| ALTERNATIVE NAMES | Taggo, Voldemar; Taggu, Voldemar |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Estonian conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | August 22, 1887 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Narva |
| DATE OF DEATH | September 18, 1960 |
| Place of death | Parnu |