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Jukka Tapio Linkola (born 21 July 1955 in Espoo) is a Finnish jazz pianist and classical composer. He has composed music for the
Finnish National Opera
The Finnish National Opera and Ballet ( fi, Suomen Kansallisooppera ja -baletti; sv, Finlands Nationalopera och -balett) is a Finnish opera company and ballet company based in Helsinki. It is headquartered in the Opera House on the coast of the T ...
and led several jazz Big Bands. In addition he has won two
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awards for his film music, which another came from the 1988 film ''
The Glory and Misery of Human Life
''The Glory and Misery of Human Life'' ( fi, Ihmiselon ihanuus ja kurjuus) is a 1988 Finnish drama film directed and written by Matti Kassila starring Lasse Pƶysti, Liisamaija Laaksonen and Tuula Nyman. It is based on the novel by F.E. SillanpƤ ...
''.
IMDB.
/ref> His euphonium concerto is considered a standard in the repertoire.
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1955 births
Finnish composers
Finnish male composers
Finnish jazz pianists
Living people
Male pianists
21st-century pianists
21st-century male musicians
Male jazz musicians
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