Markus Simon Fagerudd (born 1 June 1961) is a Finnish composer.
In the 1980s, he studied composition at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki under Olli Kortekangas and Kalevi Aho, while working as a musician and composer at the KOM-Theatre.
He studied at the Karlsruhe Music Academy from 1993 to 1994 under Wolfgang Rihm.
[1] Fagerudd's varied musical output includes works for solo instruments, chamber and symphony orchestras, and choirs.
His best-known works include his children's operas commissioned by the Finnish National Opera and the Savonlinna Opera Festival: Gaia; Strawhat, Feltslipper and the Big Bang ("Heinähattu, Vilttitossu ja suuri pamaus"); and The Seven Dog Brothers ("Seitsemän koiraveljestä").