Olli Mustonen ( Finnish. Olli Mustonen , June 7, 1967 , Vantaa , Finland ) - Finnish pianist, conductor and composer.
| Olli Mustonen Olli mustonen | |
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| Date of Birth | June 7, 1967 (52 years old) |
| Place of Birth | Vantaa , Finland |
| A country |  Finland |
| Professions | pianist , composer , conductor |
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| Awards | Pro Finlandia (2003) |
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Biography
From the age of 5 he studied playing the harpsichord and piano with Ralph Gotoni and Eero Heinonen. Since 1975, he studied composition under the guidance of Einoyuhani Rautavaara . He reached the finals of the Eurovision Song Contest for young musicians ( 1984 ). After winning the Concert Audition for Young Artists in New York ( 1987 ), he gave a concert at Carnegie Hall .
Artistic director of the Korsholm Music Festival ( 1988 ), Turku Music Festival ( 1990 - 1992 ).
One of the founders and leader of the Helsinki Festival Orchestra.
Since 2003, has been the head of the Tapiola Sinfonietta chamber orchestra.
Performance
As a pianist he played with the largest orchestras in the world under the direction of Vladimir Ashkenazi , Daniel Barenboim , Nikolaus Arnonkur , Kent Nagano , Kurt Mazur , Jong Myung Hoon , Pierre Boulez , Christoph Eschenbach , Esa-Pekki Salonen , Valery Gergiev and others.
He performed works by Bach , Mozart , Beethoven , Chopin , Grieg , Mussorgsky , Alkan , Janachek , Messian , Scriabin , Rachmaninov , Stravinsky , Prokofiev , Shostakovich , Hindemith , R. Shchedrin (including the piano concerto No. 5 dedicated to him).
In 2014, he performed in Russia ( Moscow , St. Petersburg , Perm ).
Composer
- Divertissement for Piano and Orchestra ( 1979 )
- Fantasy for Piano and String Orchestra ( 1985 )
- Toccata for piano, string quartet and double bass ( 1989 )
- Two nonets for two string quartets and double bass ( 1995 , 2000 )
- Concert for Three Violins ( 1998 )
- Jehkin Iivana, sonata for guitar ( 2004 ) or piano ( 2006 )
- Sinuhe, oboe sonata for solo ( 2005 - 2006 )
- Sonata for Cello and Piano (2006)
- Symphony No. 1 Tuuri for baritone and orchestra ( 2012 )
As a composer he was influenced by neoclassicism - Stravinsky, Respighi , Martin .
Rewards
He was awarded the highest state award of Finland for artists - medal Pro Finlandia (2003).