Rune Wahlberg

Swedish composer, conductor, pianist and music reviewer, born March 15, 1910 in Gävle, died January 26, 1999 in Vänersborg. He studied at the Conservatory of Music in Stockholm 1928-1935 and the Conservatory of Music in Leipzig 1936-1937 where he graduated with conducting as his major. He made his debut as a piano soloist in Gävle in 1929 and as a conductor there in 1935. He performed as a piano soloist with symphony orchestras in Stockholm, Gothenburg, Helsingborg and Gävle and as a conductor with many Swedish orchestras and choirs. State Composers' Scholarship 1939. During the years 1943-1951 he was conductor at the Stora Teatern in Gothenburg. In the years 1953-1957 he was municipal music director in Kramfors, 1957-1964 in Hofors, 1964-1969 in Härnösand and 1969-1975 in Hudiksvall.