Jean Sibelius
Sibelius prize winner 1953
JEAN SIBELIUS
Professor
Born 8 December 1865 in Hämeenlinna, Finland
Died 20 September 1957 in Järvenpää, Finland
Studied in Helsinki, Berlin and Vienna.
Worked as teacher at Helsingin Musiikkiopisto (Sibelius Academy since 1931).
Honorary Member:
e.g. Santa Cecilia Academy, Rome;
Royal Academy of Music in Stockholm;
Royal Academy of Music in London;
Weimar Franz Liszt Society;
New York National Society of Music
Honorary Doctorates:
Yale, Heidelberg, Oxford Universities
Honorary Professor:
Franz Liszt Academy of Music, Budapest.
Works
- seven symphonies
- symphonic poems and suites for orchestra
- violin concerto
- theatre music
- string quartet and other chamber music
- piano and vocal music
