Eduard Tubin

Estonian/Swedish composer Eduard Tubin (1905-1982).
He was influenced by Estonian folk music in his earlier works, including a Sinfonietta on Estonian motifs and one of the few concerti ever written for the Russian string instrument, the balalaika. The shift to a less nationalistic and more international and angst-filled style came after Tubin had fled Estonia for Sweden in 1944 when Estonia was occupied by the Soviet Union.