Karl Rautio
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Karl Rautio (20 November 1889, Vaasa Province15 December 1963, Petrozavodsk
) was the composer of the Anthem of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic and one of the founders of professional musical art in Karelia
.
in 1889. The Rautios immigrated to the United States
in 1903, where he made out a living as a miner, along with studying music. Rautio enrolled as a music student at the University of California
in 1916, graduating in 1920. In 1922 he immigrated to the Soviet Union
, settling in Karelia
.
From 1931 to 1935 he organized and conducted the Radio Symphony Orchestra of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, whose first performance over the Soviet airwaves took place under his direction in 1931. Together with the Finnish poet Armas Äikiä
, who wrote the lyrics, Rautio submitted the winning entry for music and lyrics for the Anthem of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic in 1945.
Petrozavodsk's K.E. Rautio Musical College, formerly known as the Petrozavodsk School of Music, bears Karl Rautio's name since December 29, 1971. A sign marking the location of his house in Petrozavodsk was installed in 1987.
Petrozavodsk
Petrozavodsk is the capital city of the Republic of Karelia, Russia. It stretches along the western shore of the Lake Onega for some . The city is served by Petrozavodsk Airport. Municipally, it is incorporated as Petrozavodsky Urban Okrug . Population:...
) was the composer of the Anthem of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic and one of the founders of professional musical art in Karelia
Karelia
Karelia , the land of the Karelian peoples, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Finland, Russia, and Sweden...
.
Biography
An ethnic Karelian, Karl Rautio was born into a peasant family in the Vaasa region of the Grand Duchy of FinlandGrand Duchy of Finland
The Grand Duchy of Finland was the predecessor state of modern Finland. It existed 1809–1917 as part of the Russian Empire and was ruled by the Russian czar as Grand Prince.- History :...
in 1889. The Rautios immigrated to the United States
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
in 1903, where he made out a living as a miner, along with studying music. Rautio enrolled as a music student at the University of California
University of California
The University of California is a public university system in the U.S. state of California. Under the California Master Plan for Higher Education, the University of California is a part of the state's three-tier public higher education system, which also includes the California State University...
in 1916, graduating in 1920. In 1922 he immigrated to the Soviet Union
Soviet Union
The Soviet Union , officially the Union of Soviet Socialist Republics , was a constitutionally socialist state that existed in Eurasia between 1922 and 1991....
, settling in Karelia
Karelia
Karelia , the land of the Karelian peoples, is an area in Northern Europe of historical significance for Finland, Russia, and Sweden...
.
From 1931 to 1935 he organized and conducted the Radio Symphony Orchestra of the Karelian Autonomous Soviet Socialist Republic, whose first performance over the Soviet airwaves took place under his direction in 1931. Together with the Finnish poet Armas Äikiä
Armas Äikiä
Armas Äikiä was a Finnish communist writer and journalist. He wrote the Anthem of Karelo-Finnish SSR. A citizen of two countries, who had several collection of poems published in the Soviet Union. Äikiä was one of the few Finnish exile writers and politicians who in the 1930s and 1940s avoided...
, who wrote the lyrics, Rautio submitted the winning entry for music and lyrics for the Anthem of the Karelo-Finnish Soviet Socialist Republic in 1945.
Petrozavodsk's K.E. Rautio Musical College, formerly known as the Petrozavodsk School of Music, bears Karl Rautio's name since December 29, 1971. A sign marking the location of his house in Petrozavodsk was installed in 1987.