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Within Vinony's link graph, Jón Leifs is referenced by 59 other articles, and connects out to Sweden, Iceland and Reykjavík.
Vinony files it under 1899 births, 1968 deaths and 20th-century composers.
Its subject is documented across 19 Wikipedia language editions.
Music · MusicBrainz
- Type
- Person
- Gender
- Male
- Origin
- Iceland
- Active from
- 1899-05-01
- Active to
- 1968-07-30
Discography
- Píanó1992
- Merktar hljóðritanir frá árunum 1948—1963: Schumann / Debussy / Liszt / Jón Þórarinsson / Jón Leifs / Hallgrímur Helgason1993
- The Complete Piano Music1994
- The Three String Quartets1994
- Saga Symphony1995
- Fine I & II / Elegy / Iceland Cantata / Icelandic Overture1996
- Geysir and Other Orchestral Works1997
- Jón Leifs1999
- Dettifoss and Other Orchestral Works1999
- Hekla and Other Orchestral Works1999
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Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 6,890
- Total plays
- 32,641
Tags
Jón Leifs (May 1, 1899 – July 30, 1968) Jón was born in Sólheimar. He left Iceland in 1916 to study in Germany at the Leipzig Conservatory. He graduated in 1921 having studied piano, and then devoted his time to conducting and composing. He became successful as a conductor, and also as a writer. He married pianist Annie Riethof. They had two daughters, Snót and Líf, and lived in Wernigerode and subsequently in Baden-Baden. Because his wife was Jewish, his family was harassed by the Nazis. <a h
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Jón
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Iceland
- Place of birth
- Northwestern Region
- Place of death
- Reykjavík
- Occupation
- writer
- Educated at
- University of Music and Theatre Leipzig
- Languages spoken
- Icelandic
- Image
- Jón Leifs (1934).jpg
Show 5 more facts
- date of birth
- 1899-05-01
- date of death
- 1968-07-30
- cause of death
- lung cancer
- manner of death
- natural causes
- Commons category
- Jón Leifs
Sources (1)
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Works in European collections
4 objects attributed to Jón Leifs, held across European museums, libraries & archives · via Europeana
