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Tauno Hannikainen

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Hannikainen (c. 1920s)

Tauno Heikki Hannikainen (February 26, 1896 – October 12, 1968) was a Finnish cellist and conductor.

Born in Jyväskylä, he was the son of the composer Pekka Juhani Hannikainen. The pianist Ilmari Hannikainen and the harpist Väinö Hannikainen were his brothers. He studied first as a cellist in Helsinki and abroad. From 1922 he became the second conductor in the Finnish Opera House in Helsinki. He conducted the music at Sibelius's funeral. He went to the USA in 1940, becoming music director of the Duluth Symphony Orchestra (1942–47). He was an assistant conductor (1947–49) and associate conductor (1949–50) with the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, and was principal conductor of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra.

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  • Eaglefield-Hull, A. A Dictionary of Modern Music and Musicians. Dent, London 1924.
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Preceded by
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Principal Conductors, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
1927–1928
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Preceded by Principal Conductors, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra
1929–1939
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Preceded by Principal Conductors, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
1951–1963
Succeeded by