COMPOSER

Joonas Kokkonen

1921 - 1996

Photo of Joonas Kokkonen

Icon of person Joonas Kokkonen

Joonas Kokkonen (pronounced [ˈjoːnɑs ˈkokːonen] ; 13 November 1921 – 2 October 1996) was a Finnish composer. He was one of the most internationally famous Finnish composers of the 20th century after Sibelius; his opera The Last Temptations has received over 500 performances worldwide, and is considered by many to be Finland's most distinguished national opera. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Joonas Kokkonen is the 1,211th most popular composer, the 324th most popular biography from Finland (down from 301st in 2019) and the 13th most popular Finnish Composer.

Memorability Metrics

Loading...

Page views of Joonas Kokkonen by language

Loading...

Among COMPOSERS

Among composers, Joonas Kokkonen ranks 1,211 out of 1,451. Before him are Camille Erlanger, William Bolcom, Eino Tamberg, Michael William Balfe, Dobri Hristov, and Johann Nepomuk David. After him are Emilio Arrieta, Brad Fiedel, Lepo Sumera, Elliot Goldenthal, Cláudio Santoro, and Jean-Joseph Mouret.

Most Popular Composers in Wikipedia

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Contemporaries

Among people born in 1921, Joonas Kokkonen ranks 337. Before him are Roger Bocquet, Čestmír Vycpálek, Giorgio Scarlatti, Carol Channing, Stanisław Nagy, and Tony Scott. After him are Aldo Gordini, Jan Sterling, Fred Buscaglione, Liz Smith, Michel Bonnevie, and Abdul Qadir al-Badri. Among people deceased in 1996, Joonas Kokkonen ranks 250. Before him are Osvaldo Velloso de Barros, Léon-Étienne Duval, Sándor Gellér, Gesualdo Bufalino, Tokiharu Abe, and Latifa al-Zayyat. After him are Anton Moravčík, Bohuslav Karlík, José dos Santos Lopes, Olle Åhlund, Birgit Brüel, and Bob Shaw.

Others Born in 1921

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Others Deceased in 1996

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

In Finland

Among people born in Finland, Joonas Kokkonen ranks 324 out of 751. Before him are Jukka Nevalainen (1978), Sakari Tuomioja (1911), Mirja Hietamies (1931), Toini Gustafsson (1938), Akilles Järvinen (1905), and Laila Kinnunen (1939). After him are Siiri Rantanen (1924), Antti Tuuri (1944), Eero Berg (1898), Eevi Huttunen (1922), Erkki Kataja (1924), and Pauli Nevala (1940).

Others born in Finland

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous

Among COMPOSERS In Finland

Among composers born in Finland, Joonas Kokkonen ranks 13. Before him are Selim Palmgren (1878), Leevi Madetoja (1887), Erkki Aaltonen (1910), Kalevi Aho (1949), Magnus Lindberg (1958), and Toivo Kuula (1883).

Finnish born Composers

Go to all Rankings
Load previousLoad previous