Jussi Jalas

Jussi Jalas studied at Sibelius Academy. Training under Vladimir Pohl is recorded. The recorded working language is Finnish. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are classical music. Employment is recorded with Sibelius Academy. Distinctions recorded are Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Finnish State Prize for Music, Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland and Commander of the Order of the Lion of Finland.

Jalas was born as Armas Jussi Veikko Blomstedt in Jyväskylä in 1908. His father was Yrjö Blomstedt, an architect known for his National Romantic Jugend architecture. He studied at the Helsingfors Conservatory 1923–30 (later renamed the Sibelius Academy), and then in Paris 1933–34, under Wladimir Pohl, Pierre Monteux and Rhené-Baton. He had further study in Germany, Austria and Italy before returning to Finland. He changed his surname to Jalas in 1943. He taught at the Sibelius Academy from 1945 to 1965, and was the music director of the Finnish National Opera from 1945. He conducted the Finnish premieres of Benjamin Britten's operas Peter Grimes and The Rape of Lucretia. His wife Margareta née Sibelius was the daughter of Jean Sibelius, and virtually every one of his concerts included a work by his father-in-law. His own works included orchestral works, piano music and songs. He died in Helsinki in 1985, aged 77.