Tim Dickinson wrote:

>Sibelius went down prior to the finals, due in part to forfeiting a couple
>of matches as he simply didn't write enough symphonies to fullfill the
>lifetime standard of nine.  And he has noone to blame but himself, having
>lived 34 years after composing his seventh.

He did compose 9 - Kullervo - the numbered 7 and the burned 8th

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