Finnish conductor and composer Segerstam will be honored with a tribute event after his funeral

Associated Press

HELSINKI (AP) — The family of the prolific Finnish conductor and composer Leif Segerstam says he will be remembered in a tribute event at the Finnish National Opera following his funeral next month. Segarstam was one of the most colorful personalities in the Nordic country’s classical music scene. He died in Helsinki on Oct. 9 at age 80 from complications following pneumonia. The last of the 371 symphonies he created premiered in Helsinki during his 80th birthday in March. He composed his first work at age 6 and was also a violinist.