# Markus Fagerudd

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'''Markus Simon Fagerudd''' (born 1 June 1961) is a [Finnish](/source/Finnish_people) [composer](/source/composer).

Fagerudd was born in [Jakobstad](/source/Jakobstad), Finland. In the 1980s, he studied composition at the [Sibelius Academy](/source/Sibelius_Academy) in [Helsinki](/source/Helsinki) under [Olli Kortekangas](/source/Olli_Kortekangas) and [Kalevi Aho](/source/Kalevi_Aho), while working as a musician and composer at the KOM-Theatre. He studied at the [Karlsruhe](/source/Karlsruhe) Music Academy from 1993 to 1994 under [Wolfgang Rihm](/source/Wolfgang_Rihm). He was composer in residence with the [Lappeenranta](/source/Lappeenranta) City Orchestra, and since 1997 he has been the composer in residence with the [Vaasa](/source/Vaasa) City Orchestra.<ref>{{Cite web |date=2013-04-28 |title=uusinta |url=http://uusinta.com/Markus_Fagerudd.html |access-date=2024-11-01 |website=archive.ph |archive-date=2013-04-28 |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130428120657/http://uusinta.com/Markus_Fagerudd.html |url-status=dead }}</ref>

Fagerudd's varied musical output includes works for solo instruments, chamber and symphony orchestras, and choirs. His best-known works include his children's operas commissioned by the [Finnish National Opera](/source/Finnish_National_Opera) and the [Savonlinna Opera Festival](/source/Savonlinna_Opera_Festival): ''Gaia''; ''Strawhat, Feltslipper and the Big Bang'' ("Heinähattu, Vilttitossu ja suuri pamaus"); and ''The Seven Dog Brothers'' ("Seitsemän koiraveljestä").

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==External links==
*[http://core.musicfinland.fi/composers/markus-fagerudd Fimic.fi: Finnish Music Information: Fagerudd.] {{in lang|fi}}
*[https://archive.today/20130428120657/http://uusinta.com/Markus_Fagerudd.html Uusinta Publishing Company: Works by Fagerudd, with photo and brief biography.]
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20080411201122/http://www1.vaasa.fi/kaupunginorkesteri/muusikot.htm Vaasa City Orchestra website.] {{in lang|fi}}

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