Tauno Heikki Hannikainen (February 26, 1896 – October 12, 1968) was a

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cellist The cello ( ; plural ''celli'' or ''cellos'') or violoncello ( ; ) is a bowed (sometimes plucked and occasionally hit) string instrument of the violin family. Its four strings are usually tuned in perfect fifths: from low to high, C2, G2, D3 ...

and conductor. Born in

Jyväskylä Jyväskylä () is a city and municipality in Finland in the western part of the Finnish Lakeland. It is located about 150 km north-east from Tampere, the third largest city in Finland; and about 270 km north from Helsinki, the capital of ...

, he was the son of the composer Pekka Juhani Hannikainen. The pianist

Ilmari Hannikainen Toivo Ilmari Hannikainen (19 October 1892, in Jyväskylä – 25 July 1955, in Kuhmoinen) was a Finnish composer and virtuoso pianist. Hannikainen was the son of Pekka Juhani Hannikainen and the brother of Väinö Hannikainen, both of whom w ...

and the conductor Väinö Hannikainen were his brothers. He studied first as a cellist in

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and abroad. From 1922 he became the second conductor in the Finnish Opera House in Helsinki. He conducted the music at

Sibelius Jean Sibelius ( ; ; born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 8 December 186520 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and early-modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country's greatest composer, and his music is often ...

's funeral. He went to the USA in 1940, becoming music director of the Duluth Symphony Orchestra (1942–47). He was an assistant conductor (1947–49) and associate conductor (1949–50) with the

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, and was principal conductor of the

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Discography

Jean Sibelius Jean Sibelius ( ; ; born Johan Julius Christian Sibelius; 8 December 186520 September 1957) was a Finnish composer of the late Romantic and 20th-century classical music, early-modern periods. He is widely regarded as his country's greatest com ...

, Symphony No. 2 in D major, Op. 43 –

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(

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) (1959) *Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 4 in A minor, Op. 63 - USSR S.S.O. (Melodiya) *Jean Sibelius, Symphony No. 5 in E flat major, Op. 82 – Sinfonia of London (World Record Club T 42) (1959) *Jean Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D minor, Op. 47 –

Tossy Spivakovsky Nathan "Tossy" Spivakovsky ( – July 20, 1998), a Jewish, Russian Empire-born, German-trained violin virtuoso, was considered one of the greatest violinists of the 20th century. Biography Tossy Spivakovsky was born in Odessa, which in 1906 was ...

/ London S.O. (Everest records/World Record Club T 94) *Jean Sibelius, Violin Concerto in D minor – Oleg Kagan / Finnish R.S.O. (Live Class) *Jean Sibelius, ''

Karelia Suite ''Karelia Suite'', Op. 11 is a subset of pieces from the longer ''Karelia Music'' (named after the region of Karelia) written by Jean Sibelius in 1893 for the Viipuri Students' Association and premiered, with Sibelius conducting, at the Imper ...

'', Op. 11 – Sinfonia of London (World Record Club T 42) *Jean Sibelius, ''Lemminkäinen Legends (Four Legends from the Kalevala)'', Op. 22 – USSR R.S.O. (Melodiya) *Jean Sibelius, ''

Finlandia ''Finlandia'', Op. 26, is a tone poem by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It was written in 1899 and revised in 1900. The piece was composed for the Press Celebrations of 1899, a covert protest against increasing censorship from the Russian ...

'', Op. 26 – USSR R.S.O. (Melodiya) *Jean Sibelius, ''

Valse Triste ''Valse triste'' (''Sad Waltz''), Op. 44, No. 1, is a short orchestral work by the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius. It was originally part of the incidental music he composed for his brother-in-law Arvid Järnefelt's 1903 play '' Kuolema'' (''Dea ...

'', Op. 44, No. 1 – USSR R.S.O. (Mosoblsovnarhoz) *Jean Sibelius, ''

Tapiola Tapiola (; sv, ) is a district of the municipality of Espoo on the south coast of Finland, and is one of the major urban centres of Espoo. It is located in the western part of Greater Helsinki. The name ''Tapiola'' is derived from '' Tapio'', w ...

'', Op. 112 – London S.O. (Everest records/World Record Club T 94)(1960) *

Uuno Klami Uuno (Kalervo) Klami (20 September 1900, Virolahti – 29 May 1961, Virolahti) was a Finnish composer of the modern period. He is widely recognized as one of the most significant Finnish composers to emerge from the generation that followed ...

, "Terchenniemi" from ''Kalevala Suite'' Op. 23 – USSR R.S.O. (Mosoblsovnarhoz) *

Armas Järnefelt Edvard Armas Järnefelt (14 August 1869 – 23 June 1958), was a Finnish conductor and composer, who achieved some minor success with his orchestral works ''Berceuse'' and ''Praeludium''. He spent much of his conducting career at the Royal Sw ...

, Lullaby – USSR R.S.O. (Mosoblsovnarhoz)

Sources

* Eaglefield-Hull, A. ''A Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians''. Dent, London 1924.

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