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1865–1957
Jean Sibelius / Johan Julius Christian Sibelius
Jean Sibelius · 芬兰
19th–20th-century Finnish composer, symbol of Finnish national music (1865–1957).
Born in Hämeenlinna, he graduated from the Helsinki Music Institute and then studied further in Berlin and Vienna; after the premiere of the *Kullervo Symphony* in 1892 he established his position as a national composer, with representative works including *Finlandia*, seven symphonies, and the tone poem *Tapiola* (1926); after 1926 he stopped composing and lived in seclusion for thirty years at Ainola villa in Järvenpää until his death, and was buried in the Ainola garden.
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Places in their life
Birthplace Hämeenlinna; place of activity Helsinki; later residence and burial place Ainola, Järvenpää.
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Cultural significance
His music is deeply bound to the *Kalevala* epic and to images of Finnish lakes and forests; the Sibelius Monument in Helsinki is Finland's most famous memorial to a musician.