Education
Wegelius studied in Leipzig, Vienna and Munich.
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Wegelius studied in Leipzig, Vienna and Munich.
He had intended to pursue a career as a composer, and wrote handful of orchestral works and a significant number of chamber and vocal works. He was a particular admirer of Wagner but wrote predominantly in the Romantic style. After founding the Institute he had little time for composing, and appears to have concentrated exclusively on teaching.
The most famous graduate of Wegelius" Institute was Jean Sibelius.