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käbi laretei with ingmar bergman . 31 october 2014 linda b. 1962 -rrb- staern -lrb- b. 1955 -rrb- daniel bergman -lrb- tartu , estonia 14 july 1922 gunnar staern 1950 1959 ingmar bergman 1959 1965 kabi-laretei-ingmar-bergman . jpg käbi laretei
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käbi laretei

alma käbi laretei -lrb- 14 july 1922 -- 31 october 2014 -rrb- was an estonian and swedish concert pianist .
her father was a diplomat in the service of the republic of estonia ; when the soviet union invaded the country he and his family fled to sweden .
her piano teacher was maria-luisa strub-moresco , who had an indirect influence on the artistic choices of laretei 's later husband , ingmar bergman .
laretei had a long and distinguished career as a pianist and in the 1960s .
she played to packed halls in the united kingdom , sweden , west germany and the united states , including carnegie hall .
she is also known for her marriage to and professional collaborations with film director ingmar bergman ; laretei was his fourth wife .
they met in the late 1950s , and were married in 1959 .
she introduced bergman to a variety of music , some of which he would use in film scores .
they divorced in 1969 , though the marriage was effectively over by 1966 .
his 1961 film `` through a glass darkly '' is dedicated to laretei .
they had a son , daniel bergman , who is also a film director .
laretei worked with stravinsky and hindemith .
she continued to play in concert and give musical consultation on the set of some of her former husband 's films and even appears playing the piano in a scene of `` fanny and alexander '' .
she recorded piano passages that appear diegetically in bergman 's films , such as autumn sonata and the magic flute .
she took an early interest in the tv medium , hosted many programmes on literature and music on swedish tv and , starting with `` en bit jord '' -lrb- 1976 ; `` a lump of earth '' -rrb- , published a number of books on life and music , the last being `` såsom i en översättning '' -lrb- 2004 ; `` as in a translation '' , the title being a paraphrase on `` through a glass darkly '' -lrb- såsom i en spegel -rrb- -rrb- .
moreover , she has been the subject of numerous television and film documentaries .
she was awarded estonia 's order of the national coat of arms , 3rd class in 1998 .
she died on 31 october 2014 at the age of 92 .
