Ann-Elise Hannikainen, Date of Birth, Date of Death

Ann-Elise Hannikainen

Finnish composer

Date of Birth: 14-Jan-1946

Date of Death: 19-Nov-2012

Profession: composer

Nationality: Finland

Zodiac Sign: Capricorn

Ann-Elise Hannikainen (14 January 1946 – 19 November 2012) was a Finnish composer.
She was born in Hanko, Finland, the daughter of Heikki and Marianne Hannikainen.
She studied music in Finland at the Sibelius Academy with Einar Englund for composition and Tapani Valsta for piano.
In 1972 she moved to Spain, where she studied composition with Ernesto Halffter Escriche at the Academia Moderne de Musica.Hannikainen became Halffter's companion during his later life.
After his death she moved back to Finland in 1989, and died in Helsinki in 2012.