Helvi Leiviskä

Helvi Lemmikki Leiviskä (25 May 1902 – 12 August 1982) was a Finnish composer, writer, music educator, and librarian at the Sibelius Academy. Life Helvi Leiviskä was born in 1902 in Helsinki, Grand Duchy of Finland, and in 1927 graduated in composition from the Helsinki Music Institute (now the Sibelius Academy), where she studied with the Finnish composer Erkki Melartin. She continued her studies in Vienna, and then returned to Finland where she studied with the Finnish composer Leevi Madetoja. Selected works * Piano Concerto, 1935 * Triple Fugue for Orchestra, 1938 * Symphony No. 1, 1947 * Symphony No. 2, 1954 * Symphony No. 3, 1971 * Sinfonia Brevis, 1962 * Folk Dance Suite (Kansantanssisarja), 1934 * Hobgoblin of Darkness (Pimeän peikko), 1942 * The Lost Continent (Mennyt manner) for choir and orchestra, 1957 * Juha (film music), 1937 * Violin Sonata, 1945 * Piano Quartet, 1926 Discography * Helvi Leiviskä: Violin Sonata / Piano Quartet / Symphony No. 3. Finlandia Classics. (FINCLA-1, 2012). historical recordings from Finnish Radio, 1950s–1970s * Helvi Leiviskä: Piano Concerto / Symphony No 1. , Staatskapelle Weimar, and (piano). Hänssler Classic (HC23050, 2023). * Helvi Leivis