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Eri Klas
(7 June 1939 – 26 February 2016) was an
Estonian
conductor
,
boxer
and
educator
. He was born in
Tallinn
.
[1]
He was best known for his work in leading the
Netherlands Radio Symphony Orchestra
.
He was a professor at
Sibelius Academy
from 1993 to 1997 and at the
Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre
from 1997 until his death in 2016. He was honored with the
Order of the Lion of Finland
and
Order of the White Star
in 1992. He was a
UNICEF
Goodwill Ambassador
. In 1986, he was named a
People's Artist of the USSR
. He was also a member of the
Estonian Olympic Committee
.
Klas died in Tallinn on 26 February 2016 from a
heart attack
. He was aged 76.
[2]
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