Jean Sibelius
8 December 1865 – 20 September 1957
Jean Sibelius was a Finnish composer widely regarded as his country's greatest and a central figure in creating a Finnish national identity through music. He is best known for his seven symphonies, the tone poem Finlandia, and the Violin Concerto in D minor.
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Life events
Jean Sibelius was born in a town in the Grand Duchy of Finland, then part of the Russian Empire.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSibelius trained at the Helsinki Music Institute and continued his studies in Berlin and Vienna.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSibelius achieved his breakthrough with Kullervo, a large choral symphony based on the Finnish epic Kalevala.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSibelius married Aino Jarnefelt, with whom he had six daughters.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSibelius wrote the tone poem Finlandia, which became a symbol of Finnish nationalism.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSibelius moved into Ainola, the country home near Jarvenpaa where he lived for the rest of his life.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSibelius conducted the first version of his Fifth Symphony on his 50th birthday, celebrated as a national event.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgAfter his final major works Sibelius largely stopped publishing, spending the last thirty years of his life in near silence.
Source: en.wikipedia.orgSibelius died of a brain hemorrhage at his home at the age of 91.
Source: en.wikipedia.org