Ruben Mattias Liljefors (30 September 1871, Uppsala

Uppsala

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 – 4 March 1936, Uppsala) was a Swedish

Sweden

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 composer

Composer

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 and conductor

Conducting

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Liljefors studied in Uppsala with Ivar Eggert Hedenblad until 1895, and subsequently in Leipzig

Leipzig

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 with Salomon Jadassohn

Salomon Jadassohn

Salomon Jadassohn was a German composer and a renowned teacher of piano and composition at the Leipzig Conservatory.-Life:...

 until 1899. Later he attended the Stockholm Conservatory

Royal College of Music, Stockholm

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. He completed his education with Felix Draeseke

Felix Draeseke

Felix August Bernhard Draeseke was a composer of the "New German School" admiring Liszt and Richard Wagner. He wrote compositions in most forms including eight operas and stage works, four symphonies, and much vocal and chamber music.-Life:Felix Draeseke was born in the Franconian ducal town of...

, Max Reger

Max Reger

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, and Hermann Ludwig Kutzschbach

Hermann Ludwig Kutzschbach

Hermann Ludwig Kutzschbach was a German conductor whose career was principally at Dresden.The son of a music-master, he studied at the Dresden Conservatory under Kluge, E. Krantz and Felix Draeseke...

. From 1902 to 1911, he conducted the choir

Choir

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 and orchestra

Orchestra

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 of the Gothenburg Philharmonic Society. Afterwards, he conducted the Gävleborg County

Gävleborg County

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 Orchestra between 1912 and 1931.

He composed a symphony

Symphony

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, a concert overture

Overture

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, a festival overture, an orchestral suite

Suite

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, a piano concerto

Piano concerto

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, and a violin sonata

Violin sonata

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. One of his best-known pieces is the Swedish Christmas carol

Christmas carol

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 När det lider mot jul. His son, Ingemar Liljefors

Ingemar Liljefors

Ingmar Kristian Liljefors was a Swedish composer, pianist, writer on music, and music educator. Born in Gothenburg, Liljefors was the son of composer and conductor Ruben Liljefors. His own son, Mats Liljefors, is a successful conductor and violinist.In 1933 Liljefors co-founded Fylkingen, a...

, was also a successful composer, and his grandson, Mats Liljefors, is a well known conductor and violinist.