In 2009, it was announced that their marriage would end. Works 344 symphonies () 30 string quartets 13 violin concertos 8 cello concertos 4 viola concertos 4 piano concertos Awards In 1962, he won the Maj Lind Piano Competition. In 1999, he was awarded the Nordic Council Music Prize for his work as a "tireless champion of Scandinavian Music". In spring 2003, he received Svenska Kulturfonden’s prize for his meritorious action in the field of music. In 2014, the President of Finland granted Segerstam the title of Professor and he was awarded the annual State Prize for Music in Finland. In 2005, he was awarded the highly esteemed Sibelius Medal. Selected discography This is a list of selected orchestral recordings conducted by Segerstam. References External links 1944 births Living people Finnish classical composers 21st-century classical composers Finnish conductors (music) Swedish-speaking Finns Sibelius Academy alumni Academic staff of Sibelius Academy Finnish male classical composers Finnish violists 21st-century conductors (music) 21st-century male musicians People from Vaasa 21st-century Finnish composers 21st-century violists