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Kalevi Aho

カレヴィ・アホ　/　かれゔぃ・あほ

Composer from Finland

March 9, 1949 (age 77)　・　Forssa, Kanta-Häme, Finland

Kanta-Häme
composer
university teacher

My Take

Kalevi Aho represents something I deeply value: a living tradition. Born in Forssa in 1949, he is one of Finland's most prolific contemporary composers, decorated with the Pro Finlandia Medal among other honours. What moves me is the persistence of it. While many assume classical music belongs to the past, Aho has spent decades writing new symphonies and teaching the next generation. That dual life of creator and educator strikes me as genuinely noble. Finnish music carries a clarity and a cold, luminous beauty all its own, and I find myself wanting to sit with his work and let it unfold slowly.

Overview

Kalevi Ensio Aho (born 9 March 1949) is a Finnish composer.

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

1. Profile

Name (English): Kalevi Aho
Name (Japanese): カレヴィ・アホ
Reading: かれゔぃ・あほ
Born: March 9, 1949 (age 77)
Zodiac / Chinese zodiac: Pisces / Ox
Origin: Forssa, Kanta-Häme, Finland
Blood type: Private
Height: Private
Agency: Private
Occupation: composer / university teacher

2. Background

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

Awards & achievements

1999 Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland
Finnish State Prize for Music
1973 Léonie Sonnings Musikstipendium
Knight First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland

3. Relationships

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

4. Personality

Motto

Private

6. Links

Wikipedia (Japanese)https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%AB%E3%83%AC%E3%83%B4%E3%82%A3%E3%83%BB%E3%82%A2%E3%83%9B

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