Heljo Sepp
Estonian pianist and music teacher (1922-2015)
Heljo Sepp (October 15, 1922, Valga, Estonia - November 27, 2015, Tallinn) was an Estonian pianist and music teacher, professor at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre.
After winning the International Youth Piano Competition, and the British Council's Music Prize, she was granted a 3-year scholarship for Royal Academy of Music. The study was interrupted by World War II. After the war she continued her studies at the Tallinn Conservatoire and the Moscow Conservatoire.
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