TÖRNE, BENGT VON (, Helsinki-, Helsinki), orchestral composer and author of a book on Jean Sibelius and others concerning cultural history and aesthetics.
Von Törne once said, I have attempted to devote as much of my life as possible to the task of diminishing my lack of knowledge.
Fortunately, he had the financial means to do just that, living abroad for almost twenty-five years. He began at the Helsinki Music Institute as a pupil...