Ester Mägi (10 January 1922 – 14 May 2021) was an Estonian composer. She has been called the "first lady of Estonian music."

Education

She trained under Mart Saar at the Tallinn Conservatoire, then from 1951 to 1954 at the Moscow Conservatory under Vissarion Shebalin. Much of her work was inspired by Estonian folk music.

References

  • Ester Mägi at the Estonian Music Information Centre