Famous life · 18.06.1905
Torila, where Eduard Tubin began
Composer Eduard Tubin was born on 18 June 1905 in Torila village, then in Kokora parish of Tartumaa. His schooling began at Naelavere and continued at the Torila ministry school, and he later studied at the Tartu Teachers' Seminary. Tubin grew into a composer, conductor and restorer of scores. During the war he wrote his third and fourth symphonies. On 20 September 1944 he fled with his family to Sweden on the sailing boat Triina, arriving two days later. He lived almost a year in a Stockholm refugee camp, then in a small flat in the suburb of Handen. He died in Stockholm in November 1982. The pin marks Torila village.
Open it on the map See the spot on the old maps and as it is today
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Helilooja Eduard Tubin sündis 18. juunil 1905 Torila külas, tollal Tartumaa Kokora vallas. Tema haridustee algas Naelavere koolis ja jätkus Torila ministeeriumikoolis, hiljem õppis ta Tartu Õpetajate Seminaris. Tubinast sai helilooja, dirigent ja partituuride restauraator. Sõja ajal kirjutas ta oma kolmanda ja neljanda sümfoonia. 20. septembril 1944 põgenes ta koos perega purjelaeval Triina Rootsi ja jõudis sinna kaks päeva hiljem. Peaaegu aasta elas ta Stockholmi põgenikelaagris, seejärel väikeses korteris Stockholmi äärelinnas Handenis. Ta suri Stockholmis 1982. aasta novembris. Kaardinõel märgib Torila küla.