Kalevi Aho has held significant academic positions, including lecturer in musicology at Helsinki University and professor of composition at the Sibelius Academy, before becoming a freelance composer.
Performer Biography
Sonja Fräki, the pianist, specializes in Kalevi Aho's piano music, which was the subject of her doctoral studies at the Sibelius Academy.
Composer Biography
Kalevi Aho has served as composer in residence and composer laureate for the Lahti Symphony Orchestra and is known for his critical stance on Finnish culture politics.
Performer Biography
Samuli Peltonen, the cellist on this album, is a winner of many international competitions and plays principal cello at the Finnish National Opera.
Performer Biography
Jaakko Kuusisto, a violinist, conductor, and composer, is among the most frequently recorded Finnish instrumentalists and is currently chief conductor of Kuopio Symphony Orchestra.
Composer Biography
Kalevi Aho's extensive output includes five operas, seventeen symphonies, thirty-one concertos, and numerous chamber and solo works.
Composer Biography
Kalevi Aho, one of Finland's foremost contemporary composers, began violin studies and composing at age ten, later studying at the Sibelius Academy and in Berlin.
