The title of Kalevi Aho's "Sieidi" refers to an ancient Sámi (an indigenous Finno-Ugric people) cult place, chosen to remind audiences of endangered cultural minorities.
Compositional Technique
In Kalevi Aho's "Sieidi" Concerto for Solo Percussion and Orchestra, the soloist uses only nine instruments and remains in front of the orchestra, moving across a row of instruments from djembe to tam-tam and then back in reverse order.
Composer Biography
Kalevi Aho, one of Finland's leading contemporary composers, studied violin and composition at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, where his composition teacher was Einojuhani Rautavaara.
Composer Biography
Kalevi Aho has been the Lahti Symphony Orchestra's composer in residence since 1992 and its composer laureate since 2012.
Performer Biography
Colin Currie, the percussion soloist, is known for commissioning and creating new music for percussion, having premiered works by composers such as Steve Reich and Kalevi Aho.
Performer Biography
The Lahti Symphony Orchestra has an extensive catalogue of recordings, mostly for BIS, resulting in around a hundred discs, many international record prizes, three platinum discs, and seven gold discs.
Compositional Technique
Kalevi Aho's Symphony No. 5 requires two conductors because the orchestra is often divided into two parts, playing at different tempos or accelerating independently.
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