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Aulis Sallinen

アウリス・サッリネン　/　あうりす・さっりねん

Composer from Russia

April 9, 1935 (age 91)　・　Salmi, Russia

composer
musicologist

My Take

Aulis Sallinen is the kind of composer I wish more casual listeners knew. Born in 1935 in Salmi, in what was then Finnish Karelia, and trained at the Sibelius Academy under Joonas Kokkonen, he became a cornerstone of Finnish contemporary music. I'm fascinated that his work has been called both "remorselessly harsh" and "neo-romantic," because that contradiction is exactly what makes him worth the effort: severity and warmth in the same breath. The honors, the Wihuri Sibelius Prize, the Pro Finlandia Medal, the Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, only confirm his standing. With operas like The Palace and his Symphony No. 2, he's an artist I'd happily sit down and listen to properly.

Overview

Aulis Heikki Sallinen (born 9 April 1935) is a Finnish contemporary classical music composer. His music has been variously described as "remorselessly harsh", a "beautifully crafted amalgam of several 20th-century styles", and "neo-romantic". Sallinen studied at the Sibelius Academy, where his teachers included Joonas Kokkonen.

Summary adapted from Wikipedia, licensed under CC BY-SA 4.0.

1. Profile

Name (English): Aulis Sallinen
Name (Japanese): アウリス・サッリネン
Reading: あうりす・さっりねん
Born: April 9, 1935 (age 91)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Aries / Boar
Origin: Salmi, Russia
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: composer / musicologist

2. Background

Elementary school: Private
Junior high: Private
High school: Private
University: Private

Awards & achievements

1984 Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
1983 Wihuri Sibelius Prize
Sibelius Medal
Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres
2012 Commander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland
1997 Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland

3. Relationships

Spouse: Private
Children: Private
Parents: Private
Siblings: Private

4. Personality

Motto

Private

5. Works & records

Category	Title	Role
Notable work	The Palace Rhapsody	—
Notable work	Chamber Music III	—
Notable work	Symphony No. 2	—

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%A2%E3%82%A6%E3%83%AA%E3%82%B9%E3%83%BB%E3%82%B5%E3%83%83%E3%83%AA%E3%83%8D%E3%83%B3

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