Oscar Byström (Composer)
Born: 13th October 1821, Stockholm, Sweden
Died: 22nd July 1909, Stockholm, Sweden
Nationality: Swedish
Oscar Fredrik Bernadotte Byström was a Swedish composer and scholar.
Born in Stockholm into the family of a military officer, he followed his father in a military career and rose to the rank of captain by 1857. However, already in the 1840s he gained recognition as both a pianist and song composer, and by late 1850 Byström was active as a teacher. In 1866 he was appointed inspector of the Swedish Royal Academy of Music, succeeding August Berwald. He became a professor at the Academy in 1872, and also worked for several years as conductor of the orchestral society of Turku.
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