The life history of Aino Sibelius
Aino Sibelius was born on 10 August 1871 in Hausjärvi. She was the seventh child of General Alexander Järnefelt and his wife Elisabeth, née Clodt von Jürgensburg. Of the daughters, Aino was the only one who lived a long life as her sisters Ellida and Ellen died young. All of Aino’s brothers, Kasper, Arvid, Armas […]
The life history of Jean Sibelius
1865 Johan Christian Julius (Jean) Sibelius is born in Hämeenlinna on 8 December. Others born in the same year include Danish composer Carl Nielsen and Russian artist Ivan Glazunov. Gustav Mahler is five years old; Tchaikovsky is 25, Brahms 32 and both Verdi and Wagner are 52 years old. Jean Sibelius’ father, Christian Gustaf Sibelius, was […]