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Joonas Kokkonen
Finnish composer (1921–1996).
Born November 13th, 1921 in Iisalmi. [ref]
Died October 2nd, 1996 at 74 years old in Järvenpää.
Occupations
composer, musicologist, pedagogue, pianist, university teacher
Wikipedia
It is the fate — the genetic and neural fate — of every human being to be a unique individual, to find his own path, to live his own life, to die his own death. Oliver Sacks