Maikki Järnefelt

Maria 'Maikki' Järnefelt-Palmgren (née Pakarinen; 1871—1929) was an internationally-recognised Finnish operatic soprano and singing pedagogue, who toured extensively around Europe.[1] She is especially known as a Wagnerian and Lied singer.[1][2][3]

Maikki Järnefelt
Background information
Birth nameMaria Pakarinen
Born(1871-08-26)26 August 1871
Joensuu, Grand Duchy of Finland
Died4 July 1929(1929-07-04) (aged 57)
Turku, Finland
GenresOpera

Maria Pakarinen's first marriage was to the composer and conductor, Prof. Armas Järnefelt (m. 1893 — div. 1908), with whom she had a child.[2] She later married the composer, conductor and pianist, Prof. Selim Palmgren (m. 1910 — her death 1929).[4][5] Both her husbands were also effectively her agents and managers.[2]

Her sister-in-law from her first marriage was Aino Sibelius (née Järnefelt), the wife of Jean Sibelius.[3]

She studied in Germany under Julius Hey, a renowned singing coach and personal friend of Richard Wagner.[3]

Järnefelt-Palmgren died relatively young, at 57: she suffered a stroke during the dress rehearsal of her husband's cantata, Turun Lilja, and died in hospital shortly afterwards.[2]

References
  1. "Järnefelt-Palmgren, Maikki (1871 - 1929)" (in Finnish). National Biography of Finland. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  2. "Palmgren-festivaalilla Porissa nousee esiin oopperalaulaja Maikki Järnefelt-Palmgrenin värikäs elämäntarina" (in Finnish). Satakunnan Kansa. 13 February 2018. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  3. "Taiteilijapari Maikki ja Armas Järnefeltin rakkaustarinan katkera loppu" (in Finnish). Yle. 26 August 2019. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  4. Kuka Kukin On (Who's Who) (in Finnish). Helsinki: Otava. 1954. p. 295. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
  5. "Maikki Järnefelt (soprano)". MusicBrainz.org. Retrieved 13 February 2021.
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