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Also known as Erik Valdemar Bergman

Finnish composer (1911-2006)

Person · Open Library

Born
1911
Died
2006
Works
4

Top works

  • Laulava puu
  • Vägvisare till Det sjungande trädet
  • Simbolo
  • The singing tree
  • The singing tree

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Listeners
997
Total plays
7,215

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Erik Valdemar Bergman (November 24, 1911 – April 24, 2006) was an influential composer of classical music from Finland. Bergman's style ranged widely, from Romanticism in his early works (many of which he later prohibited from being performed) to modernism and primitivism, among other genres. He won the Nordic Council Music Prize in 1994 for his opera "Det sjungande trädet". Bergman studied at the Sibelius academy in Helsinki and afterwards with Heinz Tiessen in Berlin and with Wladimir Vogel

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Wikidata facts

Instance of
human
Given name
Erik
Family name
Bergman
Gender
male
Place of birth
Nykarleby
Place of death
Helsinki
Occupation
music educator
Educated at
Sibelius Academy
Languages spoken
English language
Native language
Swedish
Field of work
music
Instrument
piano
Image
ErikBergmanVonSchoultz.jpg
Work location
Helsinki
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date of birth
1911-11-24
date of death
2006-04-24
Commons category
Erik Bergman
place of burial
Hietaniemi cemetery
birth name
Erik Valdemar Bergman
medical condition
cerebral infarction
ethnic group
Finland Swedes
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