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Ulf Björlin
Swedish composer and conductor
Mats Ulf Stefan Björlin (21 May – 23 October ) was a Swedishcomposer and conductor.[1] Bjorlin was known for being one of the most active opera composers in the 20th century.[2]
Björlin was born in Stockholm in He studied music with conductor Igor Markevitch in Salzburg, Austria at age 19 and later continued his studies at the Conservatoire de Paris, with teacher Nadia Boulanger.
After completing his military service, he worked at the Royal Swedish Opera in Stockholm and at the Malmö College of Music. From , he was employed as musical producer at Sveriges Radio and wrote music for several movies and television productions, including the series of films and TV series about the children on the island Saltkråkan (Seacrow Island), based on Astrid Lindgren's scripts.
He also worked as music director for many years under Ingmar Bergman at the Royal Dramatic Theatre in Stockholm. Bjorlin came to the United States in