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Jussi Björling
Jussi Björling
Swedish tenor
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Sixten Ehrling
Sixten Ehrling
Swedish conductor
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Nils Lindberg
Nils Lindberg
Swedish composer and pianist
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Carl von Garaguly
Carl von Garaguly
Hungarian musician
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Leif Segerstam
Leif Segerstam
Finnish conductor and composer
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Sakari Oramo
Sakari Oramo
Finnish conductor
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Erich Leinsdorf
Erich Leinsdorf
American conductor
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Nicolai Gedda
Nicolai Gedda
Swedish opera singer
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Roy Goodman
Roy Goodman
English conductor and violinist
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Okko Kamu
Okko Kamu
Finnish conductor and violinist
10
James Loughran
James Loughran
British conductor
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Alan Gilbert
Alan Gilbert
American conductor and violinist
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Malena Ernman
Malena Ernman
Swedish opera singer
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Arvīds Jansons
Arvīds Jansons
Latvian conductor
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Paavo Berglund
Paavo Berglund
Finnish conductor and violinist
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Carlo Maria Giulini
Carlo Maria Giulini
Italian conductor
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Eugen Jochum
Eugen Jochum
German conductor
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Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
Hans Schmidt-Isserstedt
German composer
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Anders Eljas
Anders Eljas
Swedish pianist
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Peter Erős
Peter Erős
Hungarian-American symphony and opera conductor
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Walter Legge
Walter Legge
English classical music producer
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Leonard Warren
Leonard Warren
Operatic baritone
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Albert Coates
Albert Coates
British conductor
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Herbert Blomstedt
Herbert Blomstedt
Swedish conductor
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Colin Davis
Colin Davis
British conductor
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Benny Andersson
Benny Andersson
Swedish musician, composer, record producer
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Jussi Jalas
Jussi Jalas
Finnish conductor
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Ture Rangström
Ture Rangström
Swedish composer
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Rafael Kubelík
Rafael Kubelík
Czech conductor, violinist, composer and director conductor of Czech philharmony
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Zinka Milanov
Zinka Milanov
Croatian opera singer
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Sergiu Comissiona
Sergiu Comissiona
American conductor
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Charles Mackerras
Charles Mackerras
Australian conductor
Nils Grevillius
Swedish conductor

Nils Grevillius

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Swedish conductor

Nils Grevillius (March 7, 1893, Stockholm – August 15, 1970, Mariefred, Sweden) was a Swedish conductor and violinist.

Grevillius studied at the Royal College of Music, Stockholm. He served as leader of the Royal Swedish Opera orchestra from 1911 to 1914. He then became a repetiteur at the Royal Swedish Opera in 1916. He was a regular conductor with the Stockholms Konsertförening (Stockholm Concert Association) from 1914 to 1920. He later held the title of first conductor at the Royal Swedish Opera and conducted regularly there from 1922 to 1953. From 1927 to 1939, he was principal conductor of the Radioorkestern of Sveriges Radio (Swedish Radio).

Grevillius' name became well-known in the United States and Great Britain primarily from his recorded collaborations with Swedish tenor Jussi Björling. Their work together began in 1929, at Björling's first contracted commercial recording sessions, for Skandinavska Grammophon, which Grevillius conducted. The Björling-Grevillius recordings were issued by RCA Victor in the US and EMI/HMV in the UK.

Nils Grevillius the musician should not be confused with his cousin, Nils Grevillius (B. 1963), a private detective and author, who is a resident of Pasadena, California.