Ludvig Juht

Ludvig Juht (24 July 1894 – 20 January 1957) was an Estonian double-bassist[1] and composer.

In childhood he learned trombone and double bass under the guidance of David Otto Wirkhaus.

Between 1930 and 1932, he played with the London Savoy Orchestra, and from 1932 until 1933 he was a lecturer at the Riga Conservatory in Latvia.

From 1945 he was also a lecturer at the Boston University College of Music and from 1946 at the New England Conservatory.

[1] In 1939, he was awarded the Order of the Estonian Red Cross, fifth class.