Podcasts about Pekka Kuusisto

Freya's music is characterized by contrasts between earthy rhythmic play and fragility, luminous spaces, and a sense of the otherworldly. She has been commissioned by numerous institutions and ensemblesHer current season includes Mother Tongue, a new four movement work for the London Philharmonic Orchestra and Ed Gardner; a new work for the Archipelago Collective's 10th anniversary festival on San Juan Island WA; and a new work for classical orchestra for the Orchestra of the Age of Enlightenment in response to Fanny Mendelssohn's Das Jahr. Also upcoming is the release on NMC of Waley-Cohen's Debut Disc, Spell Book, with performances from the Manchester Collective as well as Tamsin Waley-Cohen, Ann Beilby, Nathaniel Boyd, Hèloïse Werner, Fleur Barron and Katie Bray.Other recent successes include the world premiere of Pocket Cosmos, premiered in June 2022 by commissioners London Chamber Orchestra and directed by Pekka Kuusisto, and staging of Freys's contemporary dramatic song cycle Spell Book at Longborough Festival Opera and Waley-Cohen's first opera WITCH, commissioned in celebration of the 200th anniversary of the Royal Academy of Music.Freya was the 2019/20 Associate Composer at Wigmore Hall, which held a day of concerts in March 2023 focused on her music. She was also Associate Composer of St. David's Hall's contemporary music series, ‘Nightmusic', from 2018 – 2021. Winner of a 2017 Royal Philharmonic Society Composition Prize, Freya Waley-Cohen held an Open Space Residency at Snape Maltings from 2015 – 2017 and was 2016 – 2018 Associate Composer of Nonclassical.I spoke to Freya from her home in London.

Offen, schlagfertig und sehr reflektiert – so wirkt der finnische Geiger Pekka Kuusisto im Gespräch. An Silvester und Neujahr 2024/25 hat er in der Elbphilharmonie mit dem NDR Elbphilharmonie Orchester das Violinkonzert von Bryce Dessner gespielt, das ihm der US-amerikanische Rockgitarrist (The National) und Komponist Dessner auf den Leib geschrieben hat. Es ist geigerischer Leistungssport sondergleichen. Kuusisto hat sie trotz der wenigen Jahre, die es das Werk überhaupt erst gibt, wohl schon an die zwanzig Mal auf den großen Konzertbühnen der Welt bewältigt. Er erzählt sehr anschaulich, wie gründlich er sich auch physisch jedes Mal auf diese Herausforderung vorbereitet, und wie viel leichter ihm auch dank Pilates inzwischen manches fällt.  Am Morgen vor dem ersten Konzert nahm er sich Zeit, im Elbphilharmonie Talk über sein Leben zu sprechen, in dem Platz ist für viele verschiedene Arten von Musik. Er spricht über seinen Bruder, den er viel zu früh verloren hat, und er liefert eine sehr finnische Erklärung dafür, weshalb er ganz gut dirigieren kann, obwohl er das Fach formell nie studiert hat. Kleiner Spoiler: Alkohol spielt dabei durchaus eine Rolle. 

French-German cellist Nicolas Altstaedt is one of the most sought after and versatile musicians today, performing repertoire spanning early music to the contemporary, as a soloist, conductor and artistic director. He's performed with the Philharmonia Orchestra, the Montreal Symphony Orchestra, and the London Philharmonic, to name only a few. His conducting has taken him to the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and the Budapest Festival Orchestra and more. As a chamber musician he's collaborated with Joshua Bell, Janine Jansen and Pekka Kuusisto, amongst many other, and has recorded 15 albums. In this conversation Nicolas enthusiastically talks about his craft and shares music from his contemporaries who inspire him most. He articulately describes the variations between the different ensembles with which he has collaborated. His energy and insights shine a fresh light into the works he performs. Nicolas Altstaedt is in Australia to guest direct the Australian Chamber Orchestra until 30 June.

Jess Gillam is joined by the Finnish violinist, conductor, and composer Pekka Kuusisto. They share thoughts on some favourite music, from a jazz arrangement of a Monteverdi madrigal to piano music by Ligeti, and from Bernstein's Wonderful Town to the Swedish singer Katarina Barruk.

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Kate Molleson talks to composer Anna Clyne, clarinettist Martin Frost and violinist Pekka Kuusisto together about the concertos Anna has written for the acclaimed soloists. The UK premiere of her clarinet concerto for Martin - Weathered - took place at the Royal Festival Hall this week, with Pekka conducting. Her violin concerto for Pekka - Time and Tides - will have its UK premiere in March 2024, with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra. Also, Marques L.A. Garrett tell us about The Oxford Book of Choral Music by Black Composers, which he has edited. It features 35 pieces from countries including Brazil, Canada, Portugal, the USA and Britain, which span from the 16th century to the current day. Kate visits a new musical opening in London this month about Silvio Berlusconi, the Italian former Prime Minister and tycoon. At rehearsals, Kate met composer Ricky Simmonds, director James Grieve, and actor Emma Hatton who plays Veronica, Silvio Berlusconi's second wife. Plus, we look into the business of music streaming ahead of the launch of the classical music streaming app, Apple Classical. We hear from Sophie Jones, Chief Strategy Officer and Interim Chief Executive of the British Phonographic Industry; Naomi Pohl, General Secretary of the Musicians' Union; and Chris O'Reilly, CEO of Presto Music.

Are theatre audiences behaving badly? After recent complaints, we discuss expectations of audience etiquette. Tom is joined by: Dr Kirsty Sedgman, Lecturer in Theatre at University of Bristol, researcher of audiences, and author of The Reasonable Audience: Theatre Etiquette, Behaviour Policing, And The Live Performance Experience; Lyn Gardner, theatre critic and Associate Editor of The Stage; and by front of house worker Bethany North. British composer Anna Clyne and Finnish violinist and conductor Pekka Kuusisto discuss their new collaborations, including this week's premiere of Anna's clarinet concerto, Weathered, at the Royal Festival Hall in London, which Pekka will conduct. Plus they talk about their forthcoming partnership at the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in which Anna and Pekka will serve as Composer-in-Residence and Artistic Co-Director respectively. Plus, actor turned playwright Danny Lee Wynter on his new play Black Superhero at the Royal Court Theatre in London – revealing a world where fantasy and reality meet with devastating consequences. Presenter: Tom Sutcliffe Producer: Simon Richardson (Main image credit: Ajamu X)

Steven Isserlis explores the rich and varied community at IMS Prussia Cove. With contributions from some of the people who are associated with the many aspects of the music seminars, including Jonathan Gaisman, Peter Greiner, Bridget Hugh-Jones, Mark Jennings, Alexander Maund, Petroc Trelawney, Samuel West and Rosie Yeatman. Artistic Director: Steven Isserlis  @StevenIsserlis Contributors in order of appearance: John Antonaki Petroc Trelawney Viv Shield Rosie Yeatman Nik Anikitou David Sommer Sam Hewson Arlex Martinez Eleanor Mumford Tim Bickersteth Bridget Hugh-Jones Alexander Maund Hannah Morrow Peter Greiner   Mark Jennings Amy Norrington Samuel West Jonathan Gaisman Music in order of appearance: Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh. Webern, Six Bagatelles for String Quartet, IMS Concert St Bunyan Church, 24.9.05 - Ida Levin & Susie Park violins, Lila Brown viola, Kari Ravnan, Cello. Mendelssohn Octet, Open Chamber Music 1978, St Michael's Mount - Sándor Végh, Sachiko Nakajima, Ola Rudner, Erich Höbarth, violin, Kim Kashkashian, Michel Rouilly, viola, Marcy Rosen, Steven Isserlis, cello. Schubert String Quartet in D minor, IMS Concert St Martin & St Meriadoc Church, Camborne, 2006 – Pekka Kuusisto, Fenella Humphries, violin, James Boyd, viola, Richard Harwood, cello. Schubert B-Flat Piano Trio, IMS Concert, 1978 - Sándor Végh, violin; Johannes Goritzki, cello; Peter Pettinger, piano. Brahms String Sextet in G Major Op.26. Kurtág, Carenza Jig, performed by Scott Dickinson. Haydn Sting Quartet Op.50 No.1 in B Flat, IMS Concert Wigmore Hall, 26.11.22 – Krysia Osostowicz, violin, Lesley Hatfield, violin, Tim Boulton, viola, Amy Norrington, cello. Narrator: Samuel West @exitthelemming Series Producer: Melissa FitzGerald @Melissafitzg With thanks to Chris Doggett for the archive digitisation. Special thanks to Capriccio for the use of the recording of the Brahms Op.111 played by the Salzburg Camerata, conducted by Sándor Végh. Cover Artwork: Bananadesign Ltd Follow us on Instagram @ims_pc Twitter @ims_pc www.i-m-s.org.uk This episode is dedicated to the loving memory of Tessa Gaisman, IMS Prussia Cove's Chairman from 1996 - 2022. 

Mozart's music is brilliant, right? Even people who claim to know nothing about music say that. Well, it's true! In this Divertimento the 16 year-old Mozart really hits the spot with a piece of perfection, delight and joie de vivre. It's one of the pieces where Mozart moves from young prodigy to straight out master. Listening time: 20 mins (podcast 5', music 14') Performances here on Youtube, Spotify, (and links to track 1 of 3 on) Amazon and Apple Music with Manchester Camerata conducted by Gábor Takács-Nagy. If you like it, you can buy it as a high quality download here for about £3.  If you like to see your performers having a great time, at the same time as playing with total commitment and verve, check out the Norwegian Chamber Orchestra with Pekka Kuusisto on YouTube video.   What do you think? Let me know with an easy voicemail or comment at Cacophonyonline.com, Facebook or Twitter.   If you'd like to support Cacophony there are easy, great, ways: - share this episode with someone you know - share the 100 second trailer - send us a little something at ko-fi.com - subscribe/ review and keep listening!   Thanks for listening!

Kaks väljapaistvat New Yorgi heliloojat – Nico Muhly ja Philip Glass – põhjamaises valguses. Album on Norra Kammerorkestri ja nende uue kunstilise juhi viiuldaja Pekka Kuusisto esimene töövili.

durée : 01:47:05 - Été Classique Après-midi du mardi 09 août 2022 - par : Julien Hanck - Le rendez-vous des collectionneurs et autres amoureux du disque, cet après-midi transcriptions, arrangements et adaptations sont au programme, portés par des artistes aussi rayonnants que Avi Avital, Pekka Kuusisto, Hiromi ou encore Christian Tetzlaff. - réalisé par : Fanny Constans

Esa-Pekka Salonen takes listeners on a voyage through astonishing terrains, from Ravel's exquisite setting of Perrault's fairy tales to Stravinsky's 1940s “war symphony,” with its allusions to marching soldiers and tanks. Completing the program, Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto introduces a 2021 concerto by Bryce Dessner partly inspired by Anne Carson's essay The Anthropology of Water. It is a re-imagining of the pilgrimage to Santiago de Compostela, “an endeavor as old as civilization to set out on a road that is supposed to take you to the very end of things.” (Carson, The Anthropology of Water) Ticket holders are invited to a free preconcert conversation featuring Stephen Alltop in Orchestra Hall 75 minutes before the performance. The conversation will last approximately 30 minutes. No additional tickets required. Learn more: cso.org/performances/21-22/cso-classical/salonen-conducts-ravel-stravinsky

Pekka Kuusisto ist ein Musiker, der sich und seine Kunst nicht immer ernst nimmt. Ein Gespräch mit dem finnischen Geiger über Sauna und Musik, über ein riesiges rotes Kleid und Liegestütze vor dem Auftritt.

In this episode, we discuss recordings of “Schütz: David & Salomon, Psalmi, Canticum Canticorum” by Les Cris de Paris / Geoffroy Jourdain, “Morricone: Cinema Suites for Violin and Orchestra” by Marco Serino, Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento / Andrea Morricone, “Salonen / Ravel” by Nicolas Altstaedt, Pekka Kuusisto, and the Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Dima Slobodeniouk, “12 Stars” by Melissa Aldana, “Disparate Parts” by Roxy Coss, and “Barionda” by Helga Plankensteiner.   The Adult Music Podcast is featured in: Feedspot's Best 60 Jazz Podcasts   Episode 60 Deezer Playlist   “Schütz: David & Salomon, Psalmi, Canticum Canticorum” (Harmonia Mundi) Les Cris de Paris, Geoffroy Jourdain https://open.spotify.com/artist/18WClKhoOmHFZasTywJX1n/discography/all?uri=spotify:album:4IHga5Dxw2dZRkQjBkfWuh https://music.apple.com/mv/album/schütz-david-salomon-psalmi-canticum-canticorum/1606789893   “Morricone: Cinema Suites for Violin and Orchestra” (Arcana) Marco Serino, Orchestra Haydn di Bolzano e Trento / Andrea Morricone https://open.spotify.com/album/2l6kVFsEXYnA28LqtRDDKd https://music.apple.com/mv/album/morricone-cinema-suites-for-violin-and-orchestra/1593642933     “Salonen / Ravel” (Alpha) Nicolas Altstaedt (cello), Pekka Kuusisto (violin), Rotterdam Philharmonic Orchestra / Dima Slobodeniouk https://open.spotify.com/artist/4cL0X4b1plWkd1Tre8kmR0/discography/all?uri=spotify:album:45oPbLNaamCquX8SokyadN https://music.apple.com/mv/album/salonen-cello-concerto-ravel-sonata-for-violin-and-cello/1604871827   “12 Stars” (Blue Note) Melissa Aldana https://open.spotify.com/album/3DFIvcm119lRoa5NxyiBDC https://music.apple.com/mv/album/12-stars/1599823297   “Disparate Parts” (Outside in Music) Roxy Coss https://open.spotify.com/artist/07cS0WJM9SV1cQLQRvuyaV/discography/all?uri=spotify:album:47e8N5Yg2DqoSNOgrbUtgi https://music.apple.com/mv/album/disparate-parts/1606393730   “Barionda” (Jazzwerkstatt) Helga Plankensteiner https://open.spotify.com/album/47oT3gDcN1F3OeHWvvOnxL https://music.apple.com/mv/album/barionda-feat-rossano-emili-massimiliano-milesi-giorgio/1617895218  

KUSC's Brian Lauritzen is joined by composers Ellen Reid and Nico Muhly for a conversation on creating music. This talk was given at the first performance of Pekka Kuusisto + Ellen Reid at Walt Disney Concert Hall. Pieces discussed: Ellen REID Desiderium for solo violin (world premiere, LA Phil commission with generous support from Elizabeth and Justus Schlichting) Ellen REID Fear l Release Hannah KENDALL Verdala Ellen REID/Roxie PERKINS Lumee's Dream (world premiere arr., LA Phil commission) KiMani BRIDGES The Flower Missy MAZZOLI Vespers William KRAFT Encounters I: Soliloquy (In Memoriam, performed by Joseph Pereira, percussion) Meredith MONK (ARR. DAVID LANG) Double Fiesta Nico MUHLY Shrink (West Coast premiere) See this year's Upbeat Live schedule at: laphil.com/ubl. Join us in person for our 2021/22 season! Get tickets: laphil.com/calendar.

Hello and welcome to Bittersweet Symphony, a podcast where classical musicians share the bitter, the sweet and the bittersweet of life when the concert halls shut their doors and the audiences vanished. In this episode I'm chatting to Katherine Hunka, leader of the Irish Chamber Orchestra. Her bitter memory is of a career high she was unable to fully celebrate. Her sweet memory is the love that blossomed for her during this time and being able to be totally present for her two boys. The bittersweet was the experience of performing at her favourite festival, with her favourite people, with audiences apart and masked in rows like students in an exam hall. Katherine is leader of the Irish Chamber Orchestra since 2002 and regularly directs from the leader's chair. She has directed premieres with Irish composers Sam Perkin, Ian Wilson, Raymond Dean and John Kinsella, as well as performing concertos and chamber music with artists like Jörg Widmann, and Pekka Kuusisto. In 2020, she released her first solo CD recording with the ICO and received glowing reviews. In that year she also became Artistic Director of the Killaloe Music Festival. Her group “The Far Flung Trio” with accordionist Dermot Dunne and bassist Malachy Robinson spans repertoire from Bach to Klezmer. Katherine has guest led Manchester Camerata, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, the Royal Scottish National Orchestra, and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra. She has been guest soloist with the National Symphony Orchestra and the RTE Concert Orchestra. She is currently a lecturer at the MTU Cork School of Music and the Irish World Academy of Music. GET IN TOUCH WITH KATHERINE HUNKA/ICO || Piazzolla Vivaldi Schubert CD Instagram Facebook GET IN TOUCH WITH BITTERSWEET SYMPHONY Instagram Twitter Facebook #bittersweetsymphony CREDITS Thumbnail Art || Colm MacAthlaoith Writers || Mick Jagger, Richard Ashcroft, Keith Richards Violin || Cliodhna Ryan Production || Cliodhna Ryan Mastering || Patrick Stefan Groenland

This episode introduces the concept of pagan monasticism, and invites you to build the vision along with me, your host, Danica Boyce. Find me on Instagram. Abundance Paganism on Fair Folk Podcast Abundance Paganism on Instagram Music in this episode: Kira Kira, Sandrayati Fay, & Pekka Kuusisto, "Blessast". Buy her music. Kira Kira on instagram Theme music by Gadhus Morhua, "Tourdion" Find Gadus Morhua on facebook Gadus Morhua on Spotify Gadus Morhua on Instagram

As the COP26 climate summit continues, Tom Service is joined by a panel of guests to discuss how musicians, orchestras and cultural organisations can respond to climate change. Live guests include violinist and conductor Pekka Kuusisto, London Symphony Orchestra Managing Director Kathryn McDowell and founder of the cultural and environmental charity Julie's Bicycle, Alison Tickell. We also hear from the environmental consultant Natalja Andersson about her work on Gothenburg Opera's sustainable production of Wagner's Ring Cycle. Tom talks to Norwegian musician and composer Terje Isungset about his Ice Music project and gets his unique perspective on the changing planet after 20 years of making ice instruments. Inuk singer Tanya Tagaq discusses the relationship between her music and the natural environment and we explore environmental soundscapes with music writer Kate Galloway. Plus, journalist Zack Ferriday shares his thoughts on the limitations of musical activism. Music clips from COP26 include: Brìghde Chaimbeul RSNO Junior Choir Musicians in Exile Emma Donald and Isbel Pendlebury

Brittiläinen Nicholas Collon on aloittanut kautensa RSO:n historian ensimmäisenä ulkomaalaisena ylikapellimestarina. Mihin Ylen sinfoniaorkesteri on matkalla?

durée : 00:59:53 - En pistes, contemporains ! du dimanche 03 octobre 2021 - par : Emilie Munera - Emilie & Rodolphe ouvrent ce mois d'octobre avec de belles nouveautés contemporaines : l'Orchestre de Chambre Norvégien dirigé par Pekka Kuusisto, Nico Muhly, la chanteuse Ruby Hughes & le pianiste Joseph Middleton et Jörg Widmann à la une ! - réalisé par : Claire Lagarde

(Originally aired in September 2021) If you've ever had the chance to see Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto perform live, you'll know he is quite the entertainer. It's been said that he strips every piece, however familiar it is, back to first principles, and we get to hear it as if for the first time. At the time of this conversation in 2016, he had just been appointed artistic director of the Australian Chamber Orchestra's emerging artists ensemble – ACO Collective – a position he held until 2019. A great friend of Australia and of the ACO, Pekka is always an absolute joy to talk to. In this program, he gets out his violin in the studio to underscore some of his points, and we even get a live performance of a Finnish folk tune.

Suomių smuikininkas Pekka Kuusisto neseniai pradėjo vadovauti Norvegijos kameriniam orkestrui ir dabar pristato įspūdingą debiutinį leidinį, kuriame niujorkiečio Nico Muhly kūrinio premjera ir jo mokytojo Philipo Glasso orkestrui aranžuoti kūriniai. Leidykla „Reference recordings“ pasisamdė „Grammy“ laureatų garso inžinierių komandą ir išleidžia audiofilinį rinkinį, į kurį sudėjo garsiausias vienos dalies simfonijas. Danijos pianistė Maria Kannegaard pristato kitokį požiūrį į fortepijoninę muziką savo naujausiame albume. „O tuo metu kitoje pasaulio pusėje“ – pakistaniečiai „Jaubi“ ir jų flirtas su Vakarų džiazo tradicija. Na ir pagaliau – pamiršta ir vėl atrasta pianistė, kompozitorė Florence Price, kurios kūrinius atlikti, tyrinėti ir pristatyti puolė Amerikos muzikos elitas. Visa tai „Kitame laike“ su Domanto Razausko istorijomis ir pristatymais.Ved. Domantas Razauskas

What will the future look like? Sound like? Be like? Delve into the multidisciplinary mind of MCO Artistic Partner Pekka Kuusisto, as together we probe the limits of the possible and imagine the impossible in the latest episode of Between the Bars. With host Yannick Dondelinger we discuss climate change, holograms, the difficulties of having an original thought, and why women make better cars. Plus, after months apart, hear MCO members talk about the joy of making music together again.

Jess Gillam and cellist Sergio Serra share the music they love, including Estrella Morente, Pekka Kuusisto, Stan Getz and CPE Bach. Playlist: Merula - Ciacconna and harpsichord improvisation (Il Giardino Armonico) Kurt Weill arr. Richard Rodney Bennett - It Was Never You (Barbara Thompson, The Medici Quartet) Dinosaur - Set Free Sibelius - 5 pieces; no. 1 (Pekka Kuusisto, Heini Karkkainen) Estrella Morente - La Gazpacha, La Repompa, La Tia Concha Eddie Sauter - Pan (Stan Getz) C.P.E Bach - Cello Concerto in A Major, Wq. 172: II. Largo maestoso (Jean-Guihen Queyras, Ensemble Resonanz, Riccardo Minasi) Tchaikovsky - Symphony no. 5 (Op. 64) in E minor, 4th mvt; Finale (Andante maestoso) (Leningrad Philharmonic Orchestra, Evgeny Mravinsky)

The conductor of Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon, talks to James Jolly about their brand-new DG release, 'Music of the Spheres'. It links themed-music that takes in Mozart's Jupiter Symphony, Thomas Adès's violin concerto, Concentric Paths (played by Pekka Kuusisto), a Dowland song arranged by Nico Muhly, 'Time stands still', Max Richter's Journey (CP1919) and David Bowie's song 'Life on Mars' (in an arrangement by John Barber and sung by Sam Swallow).

From its expansive opening to its transcendent climax, Sibelius’ Fifth Symphony is one of the most vivid orchestral works of the 20th century. Finnish conductor Hannu Lintu, in his CSO debut, pairs this with the composer’s best-known work, Finlandia. Pekka Kuusisto performs Nielsen’s spirited Violin Concerto. “Nielsen was a folk fiddler and Kuusisto made it show in the gorgeous looseness of his rhythms and stripped-back grit of his sound” (The Guardian). Tickets and more info: https://order.cso.org/9952/

Kvinnan känd som Kristi brud har återigen Sveriges ögon på sig, men varifrån kommer hennes smeknamn? När kommer vi ha flygplan som drivs på el? Och hur ska orientering bli roligare att se på? Sveriges strålkastarljus riktas än en gång mot det lilla uppländska samhället Knutby. Just nu pågår rättegången mot tre före detta pastorer i Knutbyförsamlingen, de står åtalade för flera fall av misshandel och sexuellt utnyttjande. Kändast av de åtalade är kvinnan känd som Kristi brud. Själv använder hon inte smeknamnet, men titeln har ändå satt sig i berättelsen om Knutbydramat. Varifrån kommer begreppet Kristi brud? Vilka har använt det tidigare, och ska det tolkas bokstavligt eller bildligt? Joel Halldorf, teolog och kulturskribent på bland annat Expressen, ger oss en biblisk bakgrund. Lösningen på flygets utsläpp: elflyg! Det säger i alla fall de mest teknikoptimistiska, och sen oktober finns ett nätverk av nordiska aktörer som undersöker hur flygtrafiken kan bli renare. Svenskt inrikesflyg ska vara fossilfritt 2030, säger de. Men hur troligt är det egentligen? Med oss i studion har vi Mauritz Andersson, forskare vid institutionen för elektroteknik vid Uppsala universitet. På fredag ska den finska stjärnviolinisten Pekka Kuusisto framföra en fiolkonsert skriven av isländske kompositören Daníel Bjarnasons i Berwaldhallen. Thomas och Louise ska försnacka då, men redan nu får vi höra ett provsmak då vi har Pekka i studion. Dessutom: Är Evert Taube på väg att glömmas bort? Skulle orientering bli roligare med andra kameror? Och så våra tankar om Belgiens förra kungs hemliga barn. Programledare: Thomas Nordegren Bisittare: Louise Epstein Producent: Minna Grönfors Redaktör: Jonatan Loxdal

Clive James died this week aged 80 after a decade of failing health. Celebrated as a broadcaster, critic, poet, TV host and author, Clive was also a song lyricist. And we meet Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto, one of the world's finest young violinists, equally at home in the classical and folk traditions.

Tom meets the acclaimed Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto (pictured), ahead of performances in the UK with the Aurora Orchestra, to speak not about violins but conducting. Music Matters marks the definitive folk label Topic Records' 80th birthday, the oldest independent record label in the world, with Eliza and Martin Carthy and Shirley Collins. Breath is vital to music - but are we breathing correctly? Tom speaks to saxophonist Amy Dickson about her 'Take a Breath' project and to flautist Carla Rees, who is involved in artist Caroline Wright's 'The Breath Control Project' at The Coronet, London. This project is an exploration of the inhalations and exhalations that form the melody, rhythm and punctuation of our existence. And a conversation with visionary director Peter Sellars. Photo credit: Felix Broede

JRR Tolkien’s literary canon has inspired some of the highest-grossing films ever, now a biopic about his life is being released to cinemas. Tolkien stars Nicholas Hoult as The Lord of the Rings author and looks at his formative years at school and during World War One. But last week the family of Tolkien have issued a rare public statement disavowing the film. Fantasy author and Tolkien fan Samantha Shannon gives her verdict on the film and the disapproval from the Tolkien estate. John Singleton directed Boyz n the Hood when he was 24, becoming the youngest director, and the first African-American to be Oscar nominated. He also worked with rap artists such as Ice Cube, Tupac and Snoop Dogg as well as making the music video to Michael Jackson’s hit Remember the Time which starred Eddy Murphy and Iman. Music journalist Jacqueline Springer considers his legacy. For the first time in its 14 year history, the Afghanistani TV talent competition Afghan Star, has been won by a woman. Journalist Sahar Zand discusses the status of music and women in a country still recovering from the authoritarian rule of the Taliban which banned music and severely restricted women's rights. It's the topic of her new documentary The Art of Now: Afghan Stars which is on Radio 4 next week. Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto and Dr Erik Scherder, Professor in Clinical Neuropsychology, talk about their series of concerts exploring the influence of music on the brain. They demonstrate how music is experienced by brains in different states such as a developing brain, an adult brain, or a vulnerable brain affected by diseases such as Parkinson's and Alzheimer's. Presenter: Samira Ahmed Producer: Hannah Robins

Von Gustavo Dudamel über Lisa Batiashvili bis Albrecht Mayer - sie alle haben die „Horn Challenge“ von Sarah Willis angenommen und in ihr Horn geblasen. Hier sind die schönsten Momente der letzten beiden Jahre!

Der Violinist Pekka Kuusisto und die Künstlerin Aamu Song haben einen riesigen roten Mantel in den Berliner Pierre-Boulez- Saal gebracht – und Sarah Willis einen Platz in einer der vielen Manteltaschen reserviert.

Violinist Pekka Kuusisto and artist Aamu Song bring their extraordinary Reddress Project to the Boulez Saal in Berlin and reserve a pocket of the dress for Sarah Willis. A unique episode about a unique concert!

Because everyone knows that playing with other people is the best part of being a musician. The excellent (and hilarious) violinist Pekka Kuusisto is our guest for this episode on musical collaboration, where we learned how it feels to be a sixth desk violinist.

"You expect Frank Sinatra to sing this sort of music, these sorts of harmony changes. But it’s a Prokofiev Violin Concerto." - violinist Pekka Kuusisto on Prokofiev's First Violin Concerto Pekka Kuusisto takes a very personal look at Prokofiev's light-filled First Violin Concerto, which he performs with the Philharmonia Orchestra, conducted by Vladimir Ashkenazy in May 2018: https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/series/68/voices_of_revolution_russia_1917

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Icelandic composer, Daníel Bjarnason, has written a violin concerto for the Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto. In this film, the Philharmonia Orchestra met Pekka in Finland to get his thoughts on the new piece. The concerto is full of special violin techniques and pushes technical boundaries for the soloist and the orchestra. Watch to find out more and hear clips with the Pekka and the Philharmonia in rehearsal with Esa-Pekka Salonen. Pekka Kuusisto performs the UK premiere of Daníel Bjarnason's Violin Concerto at the Philharmonia Orchestra's season opening concert on Thursday 28 September, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London. Esa-Pekka Salonen, conductor. The concert also includes Sibelius Symphonies 6 & 7 and Anna Thorvaldsdottir's Aeriality. FIND OUT MORE: https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/1712 Daníel Bjarnason's Violin Concerto was commissioned by the Los Angeles Philharmonic, Gustavo Dudamel Music & Artistic Director and the Iceland Symphony Orchestra.

On Thurs 28 Sept 2017, violinist Pekka Kuusisto joins Finnish folk singer, Ilona Korhonen, to present a unique, modern perspective on runo-song, an ancient storytelling tradition from Finland. The Philharmonia Orchestra’s Digital team travelled to Finland to get a preview of what to expect. Ilona sings a story about the origins of the kantele, a traditional Finnish stringed instrument often used to accompany runo-song. Lyrics: I was a slave in Estonia. I received only barley as my wage And took the barley to Sweden to sow. I did not stay to see how it grew, But after five or six weeks I returned. There was a deer in my field, which I took home and fed and cared for. I took its horns and took them to the blacksmith and asked him to make a kantele. He did. But the kantele was not finished. It was lacking one string. HEAR PEKKA AND ILONA LIVE: https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/1946 Thurs 28 Sept, 2017, 9:45pm Clore Ballroom, Royal Festival Hall, Southbank Centre, London Free entry, no booking necessary. Also join us for our season opening concert, featuring music by contemporary Icelandic composers Anna Thorvaldsdottir and Daníel Bjarnason, and Sibelius’s 6th and 7th symphonies, conducted by Esa-Pekka Salonen. Pekka Kuusisto performs the UK premiere of Daníel Bjarnason’s Violin Concerto. Book here: https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/1712/london/royal_festival_hall/28_september_2017/esa-pekka_salonen_sibelius Philharmonia Orchestra’s Opening Weekend: https://www.philharmonia.co.uk/concerts/date/2017/09/28 These events are part of Nordic Music Days at London’s Southbank Centre:https://www.southbankcentre.co.uk/whats-on/festivals-series/nordic-music-days

Picks from across the week on In Tune with Suzy Klein including Sir Bryn Terfel, Sir Thomas Allen, Pekka Kuusisto and Lise Davidsen. Plus Québécois folk group Le Vent du Nord.

In this extended interview, Sascha talks to Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto about ensemble playing with banjo, the jigsaw puzzle of programming, and finding the groove.

The violinist talks about his upcoming Wigmore Hall concert.

Lyhyen ja valoisan kesän aikana suomalaiset haluavat ottaa elämästä kaiken irti. Jokainen paikkakunta Hangosta Ivaloon herää eloon ja järjestää jos jonkinlaisia festivaaleja, juhlaviikkoja ja tapahtumapäiviä. Meillä on ooppera- ja olutjuhlat, valkosipuli- ja kamarimusiikkifestivaalit, tango- ja silakkamarkkinat ja eukonkannon ja kesäpilkkimisen maailmanmestaruuskisat. Miksi Suomi juhlii niin vimmaisesti koko kesän? Millainen on suomalaisen kesätapahtuman syvin olemus? Entä millainen on festivaalien tulevaisuus? Suomen hektisestä festivaalikesästä keskustelevat nyt Roman Schatzin seurassa toimittaja Reetta Räty sekä viulisti ja festivaalikonkari Pekka Kuusisto.

Im Studio 2 des BR-Funkhauses spielen der Geiger Pekka Kuusisto und der Cellist Nicolas Altstaedt. BR-KLASSIK überträgt live im Radio, außerdem ist das Konzert als Video-Stream im Online-Angebot von BR-KLASSIK zu verfolgen.

Recorded end of July 2014 First broadcast: October 23rd 2014 on The Lake. Each Summer, around the Lake Tuusula, 30 minutes outside Helsinki, Finnish violinist virtuoso Pekka Kuusisto hosts and programs the Our Festival / Meidän Festivaali. In this program he introduces his festival and talks about how you program music in intimate settings like the house of the late Jean Sibelius and how he interprets the concept of chamber music. The program also features American folk singer Sam Amidon (who just released another very nice album) performing live with Pekka Kuusisto at Our Festival.

Musiikillisten rajojen rikkojana tunnettu Pekka ja Ali keskustelivat musiikkigenrejen kunnioittamisesta, kulttuurialan opetuksen määrärahoista ja yllättävän paljon suunnistuksesta.

---BSK: Hän on tämän vuoden Pohjoismaisen kulttuurineuvoston musiikkipalkinnon ehdokkaana, ja on kiertänyt ympäri maailmaa soittamassa omanlaistaan musiikkisekoitustaan, jossa kohtaa sekä klassinen musiikki, nykymusiikki ja suomalainen kansanmusiikki, aamun vieraana on tänään viulisti Pekka Kuusisto: [Duration:4:38] [Duration:6:31] (Versioita on monta! Kaikki löytyvät Digaksen Klart kaapista nimellä Aamun vieras Pekka Kuusisto. Tarjolla on yksi versio jossa koko haastattelu on yhdessä putkessa, sitten löytyy myös putkiversio jossa keskellä kevennetään musiikilla, ja sitten osana yksi ja kaksi). Kappale: Nocturne & Dans för violin och piano. Viulisti Pekka Kuusistoa haastatteli Pauliina Rinne.

1 - Canto da tradição Karajá/ Karaja indian chant 2 - Scherzo do/from "Quarteto de Cordas N. 1/ String Quartet N. 1" (Tchaikovsky). Jerusalem String Quartet 3 - Teasure. Matmos e/and So Percussion. 4 - Danza de/from "Notturno e Danza" (Rautavaara). Pekka Kuusisto, violino/violin. Paavali Jumppanen, piano. 5 - Canto do Azulão do Paraná/ Brazilian birdcall 6 - Pascal Rag (Paul Chihara).Pascal & Ami Roge, piano duo. 7 - Imagina (Tom Jobim/Chico Buarque). Chico Buarque e/and Monica Salmaso, voz/voice.

1 - "Lost landscapes - IV. West 23rd Street, NY" (Rautavaara). Pekka Kuusisto, violino/violin. Paavali Jumppanen, piano. 2 - "Rejoice greatly" de/from "Messiah" (Handel). Emma Kirkby, soprano. Taverner Players. Andrew Patton, regente/conductor. 3 - "Sonata N.12 para/for piano preparado/prepared piano" (John Cage). Grace Torres, piano. 4 - Canto do azulão do Paraná/ Brazilian birdcall 5 - "Batuque" de/from "Suite brasileira" (Alberto Nepomuceno). Orquestra Sinfônica Nacional da UFF. Lígia Amadio,regente/conductor

In November 2008 we played with Pekka Kuusisto - a remarkable musician, one of the rare violinists who is able to transcend performing styles. His irreverent take on familiar repertoire is a breath of fresh air.