This digital compilation celebrates the 80th anniversary of conductor and composer Leif Segerstam (b. 1944). Leif Segerstam graduated from the conducting class of The Juilliard School in 1965 and has since had a deep impact on the Finnish and Nordic contemporary music scene. Segerstam has worked as the chief conductor of several Scandinavian orchestras, as well as the Deutsche Oper in Berlin and the Vienna Radio Symphony Orchestra, and has conducted the premieres of countless works of contemporary music. His impressive discography on Ondine includes several award-winning recordings of music including the works of Jean Sibelius and Einojuhani Rautavaara. Alongside his busy conducting career, Segerstam has written more than 350 symphonies and dozens of concertos. This compilation includes samples of some of Segerstam’s own compositions.