Kalevi Aho, born in 1949, began his musical journey by studying violin and composing his first pieces at the age of ten.
Performer Biography
Piet Van Bockstal, the oboist on this recording, has been the principal oboist of the Royal Flemish Philharmonic since 1985.
Performer Biography
Martyn Brabbins, the conductor, won first prize at the 1988 Leeds Conductors' Competition and regularly conducts major UK orchestras and appears at the BBC Proms.
Performer Biography
Piet Van Bockstal is a highly regarded performer of contemporary music, co-founding the Ictus Ensemble in Brussels and frequently performing with Ensemble musikFabrik in Cologne.
Composer Biography
Kalevi Aho has an extensive body of work, including four operas, fifteen symphonies, and nineteen concertos, as of 2012.
Composer Biography
Kalevi Aho has held significant academic positions, including lecturer in musicology at Helsinki University and professor of composition at the Sibelius Academy.
Recording & Production
The Oboe Concerto was recorded in the presence of the composer, Kalevi Aho, at the Sibelius Hall in Lahti, Finland.
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