Helvi Leiviskä [SEP] place of birth
Helvi Leiviskä
Helvi Lemmikki Leiviskä (25 May 1902 — 12 August 1982) was a Finnish composer, writer, music educator and librarian at the Sibelius Academy.
Life.
Helvi Leiviskä was born in Helsinki, Finland, and in 1927 graduated in composition from the Helsinki Music Institute (Sibelius Academy) where she studied with Erkki Melartin. She continued her studies in Vienna, and then returned to Finland where she studied with Leevi Madetoja. She began work as a composer with a debut in 1935 and also worked as
Leiviskä
Leiviskä is a Finnish surname. Notable people with the surname include:
- Helvi Leiviskä (1902–1982), Finnish composer, writer, music educator and librarian at the Sibelius Academy
- Juha Leiviskä (born 1936), Finnish architect and designer