Leif Segerstam
Leif Selim Segerstam ( LAYF, 2 March 1944 – 9 October 2024) was a Finnish music composer, conductor, violinist, violist, and pianist. He is especially best known for writing over 300 symphonies, along with other works. He held many important positions in Finnish music industry both in Finland and around the world.
From 1963 until his death in 2024, Segerstam conducted a variety of orchestras in Finland, Europe, North America, and Australia and New Zealand. He was conductor at Finnish National Opera, Royal Swedish Opera, and Deutsche Oper Berlin, and was a chief conductor of ORF Symphony Orchestra, Staatsphilharmonie Rheinland-Pfalz, Danish National Radio Symphony, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, and Turku Philharmonic Orchestra. He is widely known through his recordings, including complete symphonies of Blomdahl, Brahms, Mahler, Nielsen, and Sibelius, as well as many works by contemporary composers. He is remembered for his contributions to the Finnish music scene, and his vibrant personality.
He taught as a professor of orchestra conducting at Sibelius Academy in Helsinki.
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Requiem in D Minor, K. 626: III. Sequentia. Confutatis maledictis - Lacrimosa dies illa - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Die Zauberflöte, K. 620: Der Hölle Rache - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Peer Gynt, Op. 23: In the Hall of the Mountain King - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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The Planets, Op. 32: IV. Jupiter, the Bringer of Jollity - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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21 Hungarian Dances, WoO 1: No. 1, Allegro molto - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Viola Concerto in G Major, TWV 51:G9: II. Allegro - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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The Four Seasons, Violin Concerto in E Major, Op. 8 No. 1, RV 269 "Spring": I. Allegro - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Requiem, Op. 48: Pie Jesu - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Swan Lake, Op. 20, TH 12: No. 10, Scene "Swan Theme" - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Mass in B Minor, BWV 232: IVc. Agnus Dei - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Rhapsody on a Theme of Paganini, Op. 43: Var. 18, Tempo I - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Piano Sonata No. 11 in A Major, K. 331: III. Rondo alla turca. Allegretto - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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3 Gymnopédies: No. 1, Lent et douloureux (Orch. C. Debussy) - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Canon & Gigue in D Major, P. 37: Canon - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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An der schönen blauen Donau, Op. 314 - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Serenade No. 13 in G Major, K. 525 "Eine kleine Nachtmusik": I. Allegro - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1: Prelude & Fugue No. 1 in C Major, BWV 846 - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Symphony No. 5 in C Minor, Op. 67: I. Allegro con brio - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Liebesträume, S. 541: No. 3, Nocturne in A-Flat Major - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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The 4 Seasons, Violin Concerto in F Minor, Op. 8 No. 4, RV 297 "Winter": II. Largo - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Bagatelle in A Minor, WoO 59 "Für Elise" - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Piano Sonata No. 14 in C-Sharp Minor, Op. 27 No. 2 "Moonlight": I. Adagio sostenuto - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Brandenburg Concerto No. 3 in G Major, BWV 1048: III. Allegro - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Suite bergamasque, L. 75: III. Clair de lune (Arr. A. Caplet) - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Die Walküre, WWV 86B: Ride of the Valkyries - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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The Nutcracker, Op. 71, TH 14: No. 14c, Dance of the Sugar Plum Fairies - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Symphony No. 94 in G Major, Hob. I:94 "Surprise": II. Andante - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Gianni Schicchi, SC 88: O mio babbino caro - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Messiah, HWV 56: No. 44, Hallelujah! - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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Nocturnes, Op. 9: No. 2 in E-Flat Major - Classical Music: 30 of the Best -
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