The Tapiola Sinfonietta (founded 1987) is a city orchestra of
Espoo
Espoo (, ; sv, Esbo) is a city and municipality in the region of Uusimaa in the Republic of Finland. It is located on the northern shore of the Gulf of Finland, bordering the cities of Helsinki, Vantaa, Kirkkonummi, Vihti and Nurmijärvi ...
,
Finland
Finland ( fi, Suomi ; sv, Finland ), officially the Republic of Finland (; ), is a Nordic country in Northern Europe. It shares land borders with Sweden to the northwest, Norway to the north, and Russia to the east, with the Gulf of B ...
. The orchestra consists of 41 members and its principal concert venue is
Tapiola Hall (with 773 seats) at the
Espoo Cultural Centre
The Espoo Cultural Centre ( fi, Espoon kulttuurikeskus; sv, Esbo kulturcentrum) is a culture centre in Tapiola, Espoo, Finland. It is most famous for hosting the central library of Tapiola. Near the culture centre is the Tapiola swimming pool an ...
.
At the beginning
Jorma Panula
Jorma Juhani Panula (born 10 August 1930) is a Finnish conductor, composer, and teacher of conducting. He has mentored many Finnish conductors, such as Esa-Pekka Salonen, Mikko Franck, Sakari Oramo, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Osmo Vänskä and Klaus ...
,
Osmo Vänskä
Osmo Antero Vänskä (born 28 February 1953) is a Finnish conductor, clarinetist, and composer.
Biography
Vänskä started his musical career as an orchestral clarinetist with the Turku Philharmonic (1971–76). He then became the principal clar ...
,
Juhani Lamminmäki Juhani is a common Finnish male given name and Arabic surname.
Given name
* Juhani Aaltonen (born 1935), Finnish jazz saxophonist and flautist
* Juhani Aho
* Juhani Kaskeala
* Juhani Komulainen
* Juhani Kumpulainen
* Juhani Lahtinen
* Juhani "Jui ...
and
Jean-Jacques Kantorow
Jean-Jacques Kantorow (born 3 October 1945) is a French violinist and conductor.
His son is the pianist Alexandre Kantorow.
Biography
Kantorow was born in Cannes, France, into a family of Russian-Jewish origin. From the age of 13 he studied a ...
(the honorary conductor) have served as principal conductors. Nowadays, the orchestra does not have a principal conductor. Instead, they have an artistic board consisting of the general manager and two musicians elected by the orchestra.
Tapiola Sinfonietta records and tours regularly and has currently more than 60 titles.
Selected recordings
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Nicolas Bacri
Nicolas Bacri (born 23 November 1961) is a French composer. He has written works that include seven symphonies, eleven string quartets, eight cantatas, two one-act operas, three piano sonatas, two cello and piano sonatas, four violin and piano ...
: ''Sturm und Drang'', conducted by
Jean-Jacques Kantorow
Jean-Jacques Kantorow (born 3 October 1945) is a French violinist and conductor.
His son is the pianist Alexandre Kantorow.
Biography
Kantorow was born in Cannes, France, into a family of Russian-Jewish origin. From the age of 13 he studied a ...
,
BIS 2009
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Carl Maria von Weber
Carl Maria Friedrich Ernst von Weber (18 or 19 November 17865 June 1826) was a German composer, conductor, virtuoso pianist, guitarist, and critic who was one of the first significant composers of the Romantic era. Best known for his opera ...
: ''Symphonies, Works for Bassoon & Orchestra'', conducted by Jean-Jacques Kantorow, BIS 2009
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Ludwig van Beethoven
Ludwig van Beethoven (baptised 17 December 177026 March 1827) was a German composer and pianist. Beethoven remains one of the most admired composers in the history of Western music; his works rank amongst the most performed of the classical ...
: ''Complete Piano Concertos''
Olli Mustonen
Olli Mustonen (born 7 June 1967 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish pianist, conductor, and composer.
Biography
Mustonen studied harpsichord and piano from the age of five with Ralf Gothóni and then Eero Heinonen. He studied composition with Ei ...
, piano and conductor ,
Ondine 2020
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Camille Saint-Saëns
Charles-Camille Saint-Saëns (; 9 October 183516 December 1921) was a French composer, organist, conductor and pianist of the Romantic music, Romantic era. His best-known works include Introduction and Rondo Capriccioso (1863), the Piano C ...
: ''Complete Piano concertos, Rhapsodie d’Auvergne, Africa, Wedding Cake, Allegro appassionato'',
Alexandre Kantorow
Alexandre Kantorow (born 20 May 1997) is a French pianist. Described by '' Gramophone'' as a "fire-breathing virtuoso with a poetic charm" and by '' Fanfare'' as "Liszt reincarnated", he won the first prize, gold medal and Grand Prix at the 16th ...
, piano, conducted by Jean-Jacques Kantorow. 2 SACD BIS 2021/2022. Diapason d’or
See also
*
Tapiola Choir
References
External links
Official website in English
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Tapiola
Sinfoniettas (orchestras)
Finnish orchestras
1987 establishments in Finland
Musical groups established in 1987