Magnus Lindberg

Magnus Lindberg studied at Sibelius Academy and Svenska normallyceum. Training under Einojuhani Rautavaara, Paavo Heininen and Franco Donatoni is recorded. The recorded working language is Finnish and Swedish. The field of work recorded is music. Subjects and genres recorded for the work are opera, classical music, contemporary classical music and electroacoustic music. Places of work recorded in the authority are Helsinki and Paris. Residence is recorded at Porvoo. Works named in the authority record are Parada. Distinctions recorded are Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Wihuri Sibelius Prize and Nordic Council Music Prize.

Lindberg was born in Helsinki, where he studied at the Sibelius Academy under Einojuhani Rautavaara and Paavo Heininen, beginning with piano. He attended summer courses in Siena (with Franco Donatoni) and Darmstadt (with Brian Ferneyhough). After graduating in 1981, he traveled widely in Europe, attending private studies with Vinko Globokar and Gérard Grisey in Paris, and observing Japanese drumming and punk rock in Berlin.

• Sculpture II (1981) • Kraft for small solo ensemble and orchestra (1983–85) • Kinetics (1988–89) • Marea (1989–90) • Corrente II (1992) • Aura (In memoriam Witold Lutosławski) (1994) • Arena (1995) • Feria (1997) • Cantigas (1998–99) • Fresco (1997) • Parada (2001) • Bright Cecilia: Variations on a Theme by Purcell (2002) • Chorale (2002) • Concerto for Orchestra (2003) • Tribute (2004) • Sculpture (2005) • Seht die Sonne (2007) • EXPO (2009) • Al largo (2010) • Era (2013) • Vivo (2015) • Two Episodes (2016) • Tempus fugit (2016–17) • Agile (2017–18) • Absence (2020) • Encore (2021) • Serenades (2023)

• Ritratto (1979–83) • Tendenza (1982) • Joy (1989–90) • Corrente (1992) • Coyote Blues (1996) • Engine (1996) • Corrente – China Version (2000) • Bubo bubo (2002) • Jubilees (2002) • Counter Phrases (2002–03) • Souvenir (2010) • Red House (2013) • Aventures (2013) • Shadow of the Future (2019)

• Away for solo clarinet, string orchestra, piano and percussion (1994) • Piano Concerto No. 1 (1991/94) • Campana In Aria for horn and orchestra (1998) • Cello Concerto No. 1 (1999) • Clarinet Concerto (2002) • Violin Concerto No. 1 (2006) • Piano Concerto No. 2 (2011–12) • Cello Concerto No. 2 (2013) • Violin Concerto No. 2 (2015) • Piano Concerto No. 3 (2022) • Viola Concerto (2023–24)

• Zungenstimmen for wind orchestra (1994) • Gran Duo for wind orchestra (1999–2000) • Ottoni for brass ensemble (2005)

• Musik för två pianon (Music for Two Pianos) (1976) • Arabesques for flute, oboe, clarinet, bassoon, and horn (1978) • Play I for two pianos (1979) • Quintetto dell' estate for flute, clarinet, violin, cello and piano (1979) • Linea d'ombra for small ensemble (1981) • "...de Tartuffe, je crois..." for piano quintet (1981) • Action-Situation-Signification for small ensemble and electronics (1982) • Ablauf for clarinet and percussion (1983) • Zona for cello solo and seven instruments (1983) • Metal Work for accordion and percussion (1984) • UR for small ensemble (1986) • Moto for cello and piano (1990) • Steamboat Bill Jr. for clarinet and cello (1990) • Clarinet Quintet (1992) • Duo Concertante for solo clarinet, solo cello and ensemble (1992) • Decorrente for small ensemble (1992) • Kiri for clarinet, cello, percussion and electronics (1993) • Related Rocks for two pianos, percussion and electronics (1997) • Dos Coyotes for cello and piano (2002) • Konzertstück for cello and piano (2006) • Trio for clarinet, cello and piano (2008) (also arranged for violin, cello and piano (2011–12)) • Acequia Madre for clarinet and piano (2012) (also arranged for viola and piano) • Maguey de tlalcoyote for string trio (2018) (also arranged for double string trio (2021)) • Deux Études pour trois clarinettes for three clarinets (2020) • Quintet for piano, oboe, clarinet, horn, and bassoon (2023) • Voie for cello and organ (2025)

• Klavierstück for piano (1977) • Tre Pianostycke (Three Piano Pieces, or Three Short Pieces) for piano (1978) • Ground for harpsichord (1983) • Stroke for cello (1984) • Twine for solo piano (1988) • Jeux d'anches for solo accordion (1990) • Jubilees for piano (2000) • Partia for cello solo (2001) • Etude I for piano (2001) • Mano a mano for guitar (2004) • Etude II for piano (2004) • Duello for cello (2010) • Fanfar för Victoria for trumpet (2015) • Fratello for piano (2016) • Promenade for piano (2017) • Caprice for violin (2022)

• Jag vill breda vingar ut for mezzo-soprano and piano (1977–78) • Untitled for chamber chorus a cappella (1978) • Songs from North and South for children's chorus a cappella (1993–2008) • Graffiti for chamber chorus and orchestra (2008–09) • Accused for soprano and orchestra (2014) • Triumf att finnas till (Triumph to Exist) for chorus and orchestra (2018) • Like As The Waves for soprano and violin (2021)