Sound · Original Music Composer
Born Apr 9, 1935
Active 1982–present · Awards: Pro Finlandia Medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Wihuri Sibelius Prize, Sibelius Medal, Chevalier des Arts et des Lettres, Commander First Class of the Order of the Lion of Finland, Commander of the Order of the White Rose of Finland
Aulis Heikki Sallinen is a Finnish contemporary classical music composer. His music has been variously described as "remorselessly harsh", a "beautifully crafted amalgam of several 20th-century styles", and "neo-romantic".