Jean Sibelius (1865-1957) was a Finnish composer famous for his symphonies, the symphonic poem Finlandia, and the Karelia Suite. Although Sibelius inspired a music revival in his native country, became a figurehead for the Finnish nationalist movement, and gained worldwide fame for his music, he did not publish any new work in the last 30 years of his life.
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1865 - 1957The life of the Finnish composer Jean Sibelius.
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8 Dec 1865Jean Sibelius is born in Hämeenlinna in southern Finland.
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1881Jean Sibelius studies in Vienna and Berlin.
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1886Jean Sibelius enters the Conservatory of Helsinki.
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1892The symphonic poem Kullervo by Jean Sibelius is first performed.
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1893Jean Sibelius completes his Karelia Suite.
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1893 - 1897Jean Sibelius works on his Lemminkünen Legends symphonic-poem quartet.
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1899Jean Sibelius composes his symphonic poem Finlandia.
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1899 - 1924Jean Sibelius writes seven symphonies.
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1903 - 1905Jean Sibelius works on his Violin Concerto.
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1904Jean Sibelius begins to live in a large purpose-built house named Ainola by Lake Tuusula outside Järvenpää, Finland.
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1904The Valse triste by Jean Sibelius is first performed.
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1906The symphonic poem Pohjolan tytär (Pohjola’s Daughter) by Jean Sibelius is first performed.
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1908Jean Sibelius is diagnosed with throat cancer. He is cured after several operations.
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1926The symphonic poem Tapiola composed by Jean Sibelius is first performed.
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20 Sep 1957Jean Sibelius dies at his home Ainola, Finland.
