Margaretha von Bahr

Awards and honours In 1957, von Bahr was awarded the medal of the Order of the Lion of Finland.

In 1979, she received the honorary title of Professori from President Urho Kekkonen.

Personal life Maria Elisabet Margaretha Wasenius was born to a musical family: her father was the cellist, conductor and composer , and her grandfather the well-known music critic ; there were many other musical figures in the family. Her father was a Swedish-speaking Finn, and her mother, Sonja Gosiowitsch, Russian.

During her time working in Sweden, she met and married engineer Lars von Bahr in 1942. The couple had one son, the Swedish music producer and founder of the BIS Records record label, Robert von Bahr (1943—). The marriage ended in divorce six years later, but she kept the von Bahr name professionally.

In 1952, Margaretha von Bahr married business executive Esko Sorsa. They also had one son, the Finnish singer Richard 'Riki' Sorsa (1952—2016).

In 1987, to mark the 50th anniversary of her professional career, von Bahr set up a foundation in her name, which supports dance art.