Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. Leif Segerstam: his 289th symphony was named When a Cat Visited: 'One should just follow the track made with the paws' - Heikki ...

HELSINKI (AP) — The prolific Finnish conductor and composer Leif Segerstam, who was one of the most colorful personalities in the Nordic country’s classical music scene, will be remembered in a ...

He mystified his Finnish countrymen with an unstoppable flow of compositions. He was also, one journalist said, “an alarming person to interview.” By Adam Nossiter Leif Segerstam, a Finnish conductor ...

Mirror, mirror, on the wall, who is the most prolific symphonist of all? The answer is staring right back at you in the photo above: the gigantic bearded countenance of Finnish composer, conductor and ...

Symphony No. 2 Johannes Brahms, Composer Turku Philharmonic Orchestra Leif Segerstam, Conductor Symphony No 289, "When a Cat Visited" Leif Segerstam, Composer, Electric piano Nobu Takizawa, Violin ...

The Finnish conductor and composer Leif Segerstam has died at the age of 80. Segerstam is thought to be the most prolific composer of symphonies in history – with around 371 to his name. Many of them ...

The 71-year-old Finnish conductor Leif Segerstam makes his way cautiously to the stage these days. But once on the podium with the baton in his hand, he’s attacking Bruckner’s Eighth Symphony with ...

Leif Segerstam: Applying his own depth of sound to an outstanding London youth orchestra That's always a good showcase for large youth-orchestra forces, and duly unfurled with inscaped splendour as ...

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