Paavo Berglund
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Paavo Berglund (born: Helsinki, 14 April 1929) is a Finnish conductor. He studied the violin and joined the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra (Finnish RSO) in 1949. In 1952 he co-founded the Helsinki CO. He was chief conductor of the Finnish RSO (1962-72) and in 1965 gave Sibelius centenary concerts with the Bournemouth Symphony Orchestra, becoming principal conductor in 1972. He has appeared widely with major orchestras and became musical director of the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in 1975.
