Henrik Otto Donner
Finnish composer
Died when: 73 years 222 days (883 months)Star Sign: Scorpio
Henrik Otto Donner (16 November 1939 – 26 June 2013) was a Finnish composer, musician and all-round music personality.His musical styles varied from pop and rock music to jazz, electronic music and contemporary classical music.
Donner's personal instrument was trumpet.He was a member of the famous Finland Swedish Donner family.Donner was one of the pioneers of Finnish avant-garde and experimental music as well as an important figure in Finnish left-wing "song movement" of the 1960s and 1970s.
He studied at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and later in Vienna as a student of György Ligeti.In 1966 Donner was one of the founders of record label Love Records which was a pioneering label in Finnish rock music.
Donner collaborated with many Finnish musicians and artists such as Erkki Kurenniemi, Juhani Aaltonen, A.W.Yrjänä, Hasse Walli and Dave Lindholm.
He was a film score composer for more than 50 movies and TV-series.Henrik Otto Donner was found dead at the marina of Jakobstad early on 27 June 2013.
It is yet uncertain whether he drowned or died of a heart attack.
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