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Paavo Berglund
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Paavo Berglund (born: Helsinki, 14 April 1929) is a Finnish conductor. He studied the violin and joined the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Finnish RSO) in 1949. In 1952 he co-founded the Helsinki CO. He was chief conductor of the Finnish RSO (1962-72) and in 1965 gave Sibelius centenary concerts with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, becoming principal conductor in 1972. He has appeared widely with major orchestras and became musical director of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in 1975. He is particularly associated with the music of Sibelius: he has recorded the complete Sibelius symphonies no fewer than three times.
| Preceded by Nils-Eric Fougstedt |
Principal Conductor, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra 1962–1971 |
Succeeded by Okko Kamu |
| Preceded by Constantin Silvestri |
Principal Conductor, Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra 1972–1979 |
Succeeded by Uri Segal |
| Preceded by Jorma Panula |
Music Director, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra 1975–1979 |
Succeeded by Ulf Söderblom |
| Preceded by Yuri Ahronovich |
Principal Conductor, Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra 1987–1990 |
Succeeded by Gennadi Rozhdestvensky |
| Preceded by John Frandsen |
Principal Conductor, Royal Danish Orchestra 1993–1998 |
Succeeded by Michael Schønwandt |
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