Magnus Lindberg was born in Helsinki in 1958. Following piano studies he entered the Sibelius Academy where his composition teachers included Einojuhani Rautavaara and Paavo Heininen. The latter encouraged

His compositional breakthrough came with two large-scale works, Action-Situation-Signification (1982) and Kraft (1983-85), which were inextricably linked with his founding with Salonen of the experimental

Magnus Lindberg: first European performances of Al largo (August 2010) Magnus Lindberg's new orchestral score, Al largo, receives its first European performances in October in Porto, Lisbon and

Works Musik för två pianon (Music for Two Pianos) (1976) Arabesques for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn (1978) Quintetto dell' estate for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano