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Leif Segerstam
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Finnish conductor and composer (1944–2024)
Person · Open Library
- Born
- 1944
- Works
- 1
Top works
- Three leaves of grass
via Open Library + Wikidata
Film & TV
Known for
- Pelicanman2004
- Ensi tiistaina Brahmsia — Conductor1997
via TMDB
Listeners · Last.fm
- Listeners
- 1,849
- Total plays
- 10,369
Tags
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Leif Segerstam (born March 2, 1944 in Vaasa) is a Finnish conductor and composer. He studied violin, piano and conducting at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and conducting at the Juilliard School in New York with Jean Morel. He is currently the emeritus chief conductor of Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. He has held positions with numerous other orchestras, including the Danish National Radio Symphony and the Austrian Radio Symphony, and guest conducted many orchestras throughout the world in
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- human
- Given name
- Selim
- Gender
- male
- Citizenship
- Finland
- Place of birth
- Vaasa
- Place of death
- Helsinki
- Occupation
- violist
- Position held
- professor
- Languages spoken
- English language
- Native language
- Swedish
- Student of
- Joonas Kokkonen
- Field of work
- conducting
- Genre
- symphony
- Instrument
- violin
- Image
- Leif Segerstam.jpg
- Number of children
- 5
- Work location
- Helsinki
Show 10 more facts
- date of birth
- 1944-03-02
- Commons category
- Leif Segerstam
- ethnic group
- Finland Swedes
- P12674
- Penmarc'h Lighthouse
- date of death
- 2024-10-09
- name in native language
- Leif Selim Segerstam
- copyright representative
- Teosto
- manner of death
- natural causes
- cause of death
- pneumonia
- medical condition
- autism
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