Biography
Lepo Sumera (May 8, 1950 – June 2, 2000) was an Estonian composer and teacher.
He was born in Tallinn and studied with Veljo Tormis in his teens, and from 1968, with Heino Eller at the Estonian Academy of Music and Theatre (then Tallinn State Conservatory). After Heino Eller's death in 1970, he studied with Heino Jürisalu, graduating in 1973. He then did postgraduate study at the Moscow Conservatory (1979–1982) with the Russian composer Roman Ledenev. Sumera first came to notice in 1972 with In Memoriam, an orchestral tribute to Eller.
He is considered one of Estonia's most renowned composers along with Eller, Eduard Tubin and Arvo Pärt, he was also his country's Minister of Culture from 1988 to 1992 during the days of the Singing Revolution. As such he was the last Minister of Culture of the Estonian SSR, and the first Minister of Culture after Estonia re-gained independence.
Filmography
all 37
Movies 37
As Cinzas de Deus (2003)
Somebody Else (1996)
Living-Room (1993)
For Crazies Only (1991)
To Each His Own (1990)
Peeping Gnooms (1990)
Doctor Stockmann (1989)
Stolen Meeting (1989)
The Birdwatcher (1988)
Happy Childhood (1988)
The City (1988)
The War (1987)
Elujõgi (1986)
Springfly (1986)
Games for Teenagers (1985)
The Enchanted Island (1985)
The Beggar (1985)
Lurich (1984)
Hell (1983)
Tyll the Giant (1980)
Nest of Winds (1979)
Is It Still Greasy? (1979)
Rabade Vaikuses (1976)
The Rabbit (1976)
The Rifleman (1976)
Juhan Liiv's Story (1975)
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Known ForSound
GenderMale
Birthday1950-05-08
Deathday2000-06-02 (50 years old)
Birth PlaceTallinn, Estonia
ChildrenKadri-Ann Sumera
CitizenshipsSoviet Union, Estonia
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