Helvi Leiviskä


Helvi Lemmikki Leiviskä 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, 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.
She began work as a composer with a debut in 1935, and also worked as a music teacher privately and in public schools from 1922 to 1938. In 1933, she took a position as librarian at the Sibelius Academy.
After World War II, Leiviskä continued her studies with the Slovenian conductor Leo Funtek, and wrote reviews for periodicals including Ilta-Sanomat.
Leiviskä died in Helsinki at 80 years of age.

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