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Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016): Finnish icon of contemporary music

Last Wednesday night, 27 July, Einojuhani Rautavaara died at his home in Helsinki, following complications during an operation. Aged 87, he was widely regarded as the uncrowned heir apparent to Jean Sibelius (1865-1957), who wrote his last notes around 1930.
Bevrijd van schaduw Sibelius
Daarna bleef het lang stil aan het Finse front. Pas vanaf midden jaren vijftig blies Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016) de Finse muziek weer nieuw leven in, met een reeks symfonieën en opera’...

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Thea Derks

Thea Derks

Thea Derks studied English and Musicology. In 1996, she completed her studies in musicology cum laude at the University of Amsterdam. She specialises in contemporary music and in 2014 published the critically acclaimed biography 'Reinbert de Leeuw: man or melody'. Four years on, she completed 'An ox on the roof: modern music in vogevlucht', aimed especially at the interested layperson. You buy it here: https://www.boekenbestellen.nl/boek/een-os-op-het-dak/9789012345675 In 2020, the 3rd edition of the Reinbertbio appeared,with 2 additional chapters describing the period 2014-2020. These also appeared separately as Final Chord.View Author posts

Last Wednesday night, 27 July, Einojuhani Rautavaara died at his home in Helsinki, following complications during an operation. Aged 87, he was widely regarded as the uncrowned heir apparent to Jean Sibelius (1865-1957), who wrote his last notes around 1930.
Bevrijd van schaduw Sibelius
Daarna bleef het lang stil aan het Finse front. Pas vanaf midden jaren vijftig blies Einojuhani Rautavaara (1928-2016) de Finse muziek weer nieuw leven in, met een reeks symfonieën en opera’...

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