Leo Nilson

Leo Nilson is a Swedish composer, pianist, organist and music educator, born February 20, 1939 in Västra Skrävlinge, Malmö, Sweden. He studied at the State Academy of Music in Stockholm 1958-62, graduating as organist, soloist instructor and music teacher, then at the electronic music studio of Radio Télévision Française (RTF) in Paris. He has been active as a composer, pianist, organist and chamber musician, and is one of the pioneers of electronic music in Sweden, together with Ralph Lundsten. He was also a collaborator with Bo-Ingvar Olsson, and both were members of Pax Art Ensemble. He has supplied integral electronic music for exhibitions in Paris, Milan, New York, Tokyo and elsewhere, as well as composing music for films, film strips, theatre, dance & television. composed mainly at Elektronmusikstudion, Fylkingen, Studio Andromeda (with Ralph Lundsten) and more recently in his own Viarp. He's been on the teaching board of the State College of Music in Stockholm since 1982.