Olli Mustonen Brief biography of young pianist from Finland. http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/mustonen.html
Extractions: Pianist, composer born 7.6.1967 Vantaa, Finland studied piano under Ralf Gothoni and composition under Einojuhani Rautavaara artistic director of the Korsholma music festivals in 1989 at the age of 21 and held the same post at the Turku Music Festival (1990-92) has toured extensively around the world working with several major orchestras, including the Chicago Symphony, the London Philharmonic, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin, the Houston Symphony, the Los Angeles Philharmonic, and the Royal Concertgebouw in the Netherlands. In addition, he has worked with many leading conductors including Vladimir Ashkenazy, Daniel Barenboim, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Jukka-Pekka Saraste and Klaus Tennstedt. winner of numerous prizes, among them the Gramophone Award for the Best Instrumental Recording of 1992 "Burning hands point towards the next millenium"
Olli Mustonen, Playing By Numbers Instrumental Recording in 1992. At present, olli mustonen has a longterm recording agreement with Ondine as a pianist and conductor. http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/topical/muston03.html
Extractions: Olli Mustonen has merged the preludes and fugues of Bach and Shostakovich into a two-part programme. The first part was recorded in the order of keys used by Bach, i.e. chromatically ascending. The second part, now released by Ondine, features 24 preludes and fugues selected from both composers, organized according to the circle of fifths. Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750) completed the 24 preludes and fugues of Book I of Das Wohltemperierte Klavier in 1722. Dmitri Shostakovich (1906-1975) wrote his 24 preludes and fugues, Op. 87, in 1950-51. Bach's collection is organized by key in chromatically ascending order, whereas Shostakovich - like Chopin in his preludes - follows the circle of fifths. The preludes and fugues of both Bach and Shostakovich are steeped in numerical symbolism. Olli Mustonen perceived that this mathematical logic extended to the structural link between the two collections, a reciprocal symmetry. It is possible to perform all 24 pieces by both composers together without ever having to repeat a key. "These two spirals of keys complement each other wonderfully," Mustonen said of his discovery.
New Recommendations Piano Collections. mustonen, olli (pno), "mustonen Plays Sibelius" "" The Finnish pianist olli mustonen makes us understand that Sibelius's creative force at its best is not found in http://www.hbdirect.com/Reviews/0703bbc3.cfm
Extractions: "The main reason for purchasing this is Phaedra, a powerful 'monodrama' based on portions of Robert Lowell's poetic treatment of that tortured Greek maiden. This is an effective and impressive work, entirely operatic in conception, and will appeal to listeners seeking a quick fix of grand vocal hysteria. Mezzo Mary Nessinger has the measure of this relentlessly challenging work, and she is well supported by Gil Rose and this excellent orchestra." - Gimbel, ARG
Mustonen, Olli Born in Helsinki on 7 June 1967, olli mustonen took his Soon, mustonen was much sought after, both as a conductor and as a concert pianist (studies with Eero http://www.schott-international.com/cms/php/Proxy.php/en_UK/smi/autoren/Komponis
Extractions: scriptpath="/cms/webresources/_common/js/milonic/" Composers The A - Z of Composers Mustonen, Olli von Bose, Hans-Jürgen Bryars, Gavin Casken, John Cowie, Edward ... Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Born in Helsinki on 7 June 1967, Olli Mustonen took his first harpsichord lessons at the age of five and was taught to play the piano by Ralf Gothóni at the age of seven. A year later he made his first composition attempts, and from 1975 studied composition with Einoiuhani Rautavaara. Soon, Mustonen was much sought after, both as a conductor and as a concert pianist (studies with Eero Heinonen). Since 1989, Mustonen has been playing an active role in the musical scene of his home country; first, he became artistic director of the Korsholm Music Festival and from 1990-1992 of the Turku Music Festival as well. He is co-founder and director of the Helsinki Festival Orchestra, and since 2003 has been conducting the chamber orchestra Tapiola Sinfonietta. As a pianist, Mustonen has given concerts with numerous major international orchestras such as the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Concertgebouw Orkest, the Chicago Symphony Orchestra, the Berlin Philharmonics, and others. In addition, he maintains close working relations with renowned conductors such as Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez and Christoph Eschenbach. In 1999, he performed the world première of Rodion Shchedrins Piano Concerto No. 5, which is dedicated to him, with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra. For his recording of '24 Preludes and Fugues' by Dmitri Shostakovich and '25 Preludes' by Charles-Valentin Alkan, Mustonen received both the Edison Award and the Gramophone Award in 1992.
NPR PIANIST OLLI MUSTONEN (AH-LEE pianist olli mustonen (AHLEE. March 9, 1998. pianist olli mustonen (AH-lee MUSS-toh-nen) solos in a performance of the Piano Concerto No http://rdre1.inktomi.com/click?u=http://www.npr.org/features/feature.php?wfId=10
Mustonen, Olli Translate this page olli mustonen, geboren am 7. Juni 1967 in Helsinki Seit 1989 übernimmt mustonen Aufgaben im Musikleben Als pianist konzertiert mustonen international mit den http://www.schott-international.com/cms/php/Proxy.php/de_DE/smi/autoren/Komponis
Extractions: scriptpath="/cms/webresources/_common/js/milonic/" Komponisten Komponisten von A bis Z Mustonen, Olli von Bose, Hans-Jürgen Bryars, Gavin Casken, John Cowie, Edward ... Zimmermann, Bernd Alois Olli Mustonen, geboren am 7. Juni 1967 in Helsinki, erhielt von seinem fünften Lebensjahr an Cembalounterricht und mit sieben Jahren lernte er Klavier bei Ralf Gothóni. Ein Jahr später unternahm er erste Kompositionsversuche und erhielt ab 1975 Kompositionsunterricht bei Einoiuhani Rautavaara. Mustonen avancierte rasch zu einem gefragten Dirigenten und Konzertpianisten (Studium bei Eero Heinonen). Seit 1989 übernimmt Mustonen Aufgaben im Musikleben seines Heimatlandes; zunächst die künstlerische Leitung des Korsholmer Musik-Festivals und 1990-1992 auch die des Turku Music-Festivals. Er ist Mitbegründer und Leiter des Helsinki Festival Orchestra und seit 2003 Dirigent des Kammerorchesters Tapiola Sinfonietta. Als Pianist konzertiert Mustonen international mit den bedeutendsten Orchestern. Er trat bereits gemeinsam mit dem London Symphony Orchestra, dem Royal Concertgebouw Orkest, dem Chicago Symphony Orchestra, den Berliner Philharmonikern und weiteren auf. Eine enge Zusammenarbeit pflegt er mit renommierten Dirigenten wie Daniel Barenboim, Pierre Boulez und Christoph Eschenbach. 1999 brachte Mustonen mit Esa-Pekka Salonen und dem Los Angeles Philharmonic Orchestra das ihm gewidmete 5. Klavierkonzert von Rodion Shchedrin zur Uraufführung. Für die Einspielung der 24 Präludien und Fugen von Dmitrij Schostakowitsch und den 25 Präludien von Charles-Valentin Alkan erhielt Mustonen 1992 den "Edison Award" und den "Gramophone Award".
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VWM Review of mustonen playing Sibelius (Ondine), pianist Magazine, June/July 2003 Reader Photo Gallery Ondine Read more about olli mustonen s latest recordings http://www.vanwalsum.com/amd/artists/om.htm
Extractions: 'There's some real magic in this disc. His brilliant, glittering, delicate playing adds an icy edge of enchantment and clarity to pieces that are already enchanting in their own right...One feels that Mustonen understands Sibelius' imagination from the inside; outside, his touch gleams with the otherworldly incandescence of frost patterns in the sunlight'.
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Ondine 2004 - Website Jean Sibelius Symphony No. 3 Paul Hindemith Four Temperaments Helsinki Festival Orchestra olli mustonen, conductor and pianist ODE 10222. http://www.ondine.fi/index.php?artist=366
Ondine 2004 - Website Bergen, London (Wigmore Hall), Paris (Chatelet), Ravinia, Bremen and Sydney, as well as throughout Finland, he has performed with pianist olli mustonen at the http://www.ondine.fi/index.php?artist=51
Olli Mustonen: Mannerism Over Music The young Finnish pianist olli mustonen is one of the classical piano world s new brat pack who seem to be trying to redefine classical pianism through willful http://www.scena.org/columns/anson/010112-PA-Mustonen.html
Extractions: Jan. 12, 2001 The young Finnish pianist Olli Mustonen is one of the classical piano world's new brat pack who seem to be trying to redefine classical pianism through willful "derangement of the senses", to use a Rimbaudesque phrase. Listening to these technically impeccable performers, one wonders if their experimentation is motivated by boredom with the old or fascination with the new. Along with the provocative Croation Ivo Pogorelich and the flamboyant Russian Arcadi Volodos, Mustonen uses the score as a springboard for his own aleatory experiments with tempo, phrasing, and dynamics. I guess Glenn Gould is the father of this eccentric school of young rebels who wilfully alienate conservative listeners, while building a small but vociferous following among the cognoscenti. Pogorelich's slow tempos and weird silences turn his concerts into sessions of mental torture or sublime zen meditation, depending on your expectations. Volodos is the idiot savant of the Steinway, performing astounding digital acrobatics that verge on a circus act.
Vogler, Jan - Viele Facetten Eine Idee Translate this page olli mustonen ist ein pianist, der aber auch hervorragend komponiert und auch dirigiert und alles ganz natürlich und als Zusammenhang sieht, was heute http://www.klassik-heute.de/texte/vogler_jan_338.html
Www.klassik-heute.com - Komponisten/Interpreten Translate this page olli mustonen bewährt sich hier in der Doppelrolle als pianist, der perlend, leicht und sehr akzentuiert Klavier spielt und mit dem Orchester, in dem es http://www.klassik-heute.de/4DAction/web_a_kuenstler_infos?ID=1264&was=rezension
Eggert, Moritz MüllerSiemens, Detlev. mustonen, olli. Naoumoff, Emile Als erster pianist präsentierte er das Gesamtwerk für Klavier Solo von HansWerner Henze an einem Abend http://www.schott-international.com/cms/php/Proxy.php?purl=/de_DE/smi/autoren/Ko
Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen - Olli Mustonen Translate this page olli mustonen hat sich nicht zuletzt durch seinen Anspruch, jedem Konzert die Frische einer Uraufführung zu geben, als herausragender pianist unserer Zeit http://www.kammerphilharmonie.com/Person1251.html
HELSINGIN KAUPUNGINORKESTERI Marko Ylönen is the excellent soloist and the distinguished pianist olli mustonen makes an impressive debut as an orchestral conductor. The Times 10.10.2000. http://www.hel.fi/filharmonia/diskografia/shchedrin.htm
Extractions: "Pianotaiteilija Olli Mustonen esiintyy tällä levyllä ensimmäistä kertaa kapellimestarina. Ondinen tuottama levy sisältää kaksi venäläisen nykysäveltäjän Rodion Shtshedrinin teosta; sellokonserton "Sotto voce" vuodelta 1994 ja Lokki-orkesterisarjan, joka on tiivistetty Anton Tshehovin näytelmään sävelletystä musiikista. Olli Mustosen mukaan yhteistyö Shtshedrinin kanssa on ollut yksi hänen musiikillisen toimintansa painopisteistä viime vuosina. Säveltäjän teosten syvällisyys, rohkeus ja omaperäisyys ovat tehneet Mustoseen lähtemättömän vaikutuksen."
Extractions: Among the most creative and original musicians of his generation, the Finnish pianist and composer Olli Mustonen presents a programme focusing on transcriptions. Busoni's tributes to his father and to Bach, fully exploiting the piano's orchestral sonorities, are complemented by Prokofiev's own glittering arrangement of music from his ballet Cinderella.
Salzburger Festspiele 2004 - KÜNSTLER Translate this page wirkt sich nachhaltig auf seine Interpretationen aus Als pianist geht er mit olli mustonen konzertiert mit den wichtigsten Orchestern der Welt den Berliner http://www.salzburgfestival.at/kuenstler_fotoserie.php?kuenstlerid=549&lang=1
