Ulf Söderblom, Date of Birth, Place of Birth, Date of Death

Ulf Söderblom

Finnish conductor

Date of Birth: 05-Feb-1930

Place of Birth: Turku, South-Western Finland Regional State Administrative Agency, Finland

Date of Death: 04-Feb-2016

Profession: conductor, music director, university teacher

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Aquarius

Ulf Arne Söderblom (5 February 1930 – 4 February 2016) was a Finnish conductor and music professor.
He was the Principal Conductor of the Finnish National Opera from 1973 to 1993 and was a key figure in the revival of the Savonlinna Opera Festival.
A champion of Finnish music, he has conducted the world premieres of several works by Finnish composers including Kokkonen's The Last Temptations and Sallinen's Kullervo and The Horseman.