Johan Emil Kauppi (28 October 1875 – disappeared 1930) was a Finnish composer. His teachers included Jean Sibelius.Otavan Iso Musiikkitietosanakirja 3, p. 388 (s.v. Kauppi, Johan Emil). Helsinki 1978.

Background Kauppi married a woman named Liina Lovisa Lindström in 1908.

He wrote two operas. The first, in 1925, was Päiväkummun pidot (The Feast at Solhaug), which was well received by critics.”Vangittu kirkonvaras”. Tampereen Uutiset. The second, in 1930, was Nummisuutarit (The Cobblers on the Heath), which received only poor reviews.Härmä, Hanna-Maija (1979). Emil Kauppi: Säveltäjä ja musiikkimies. Tammerfors: Suomen Työväen Musiikkiliitto. Page 4

In October 1930, shortly after the premiere of Nummisuutarit, he disappeared and is thought to have committed suicide.FIMIC. He was last seen alive in Tampere on 24 October.”Säveltäjä Kauppi kadoksissa jo 3 viikkoa”. Laatokka.

Compositions 2 operas 6 operettas incidental music 50 lieder 20 choral works 10 piano works chamber music

See also List of people who disappeared

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