Magnus Lindberg

Magnus Lindberg is a Finnish composer and pianist known for his virtuosic and accessible concertos, chamber music, and orchestral works. His style utilizes several contemporary elements such as spectralism, electronics, serialism, and the high-energy sounds of punk rock music. He was born in Helsinki, in 1958, and he began learning the accordion when he was very young. While still a child, he was a student at Lasse Phlajamaa's accordion school, and he also received trumpet lessons from Lauri Ojala. He performed in a brass band led by Barbro Bergqvist at the Normlyceet school, ...