At home, it performs in the new sibelius hall in lahti, as well as the church of the cross, the venue for the orchestra s recordings. The lahti symphony orchestra has recorded much of ahos extensive orchestral. Kalevi aho bassoon concerto with lahti symphony orchestra and. The lahti symphony orchestra has been invited to give a concert at the rostropovits festival to be held in moscow on sunday 29 march 2020. Antti siirala piano, lahti symphony orchestra, osmo vanska.
Explore releases from lahti symphony orchestra at discogs. In 1992 the lahti symphony orchestra appointed aho as its composer in residence, and he has written all of his more recent orchestral works for these. Almost without exception, the orchestras recordings have garnered praise from the international press, as have nearly all of the more than 60 recordings which the orchestra has made for bis records. An intriguing source of inspiration, perhaps, but not one that readily comes to. Symphony no 6 jorma panulafinnish radio symphony orchestra. Minea is a singlemovement concerto for orchestra written for osmo vanska. The lahti symphony orchestra is an orchestra for lahti, finland and the world that is proud of its traditions but also has an innovative attitude. Kalevi aho bio, albums, pictures naxos classical music.
These include programmes with chamber music, but the majority involve large orchestra, performing large orchestral works. The lahti symphony orchestras 18th international sibelius festival will take place at the sibelius hall from 30 august until 3 september 2017, and its artistic director is dima slobodeniouk, principal conductor of the lahti symphony orchestra. Past chief conductors of the orchestra have included ulf soderblom 19851988. Today, with four operas, fourteen symphonies, three chamber symphonies for string orchestra, and thirteen concertos under his belt, kalevi ahos work is substantial and cannot be ignored. In addition to its symphonic, operatic, and recorded performances, the lahti symphony presents a range of programming for children and youth, all of it created to foster musical development. Subtitled symphonic characterizations, the work portrays a spectrum of human character types in two long movements divided into a number of shorter sections. There are many reasons for interviewing a composer, and a landmark birthday is one of the most common. Released in 2004, the album from the lahti symphony orchestra includes a highly acclaimed performance of the symphonic dances, a tribute to composer uuno klami based on his unfinished ballet. The concert will be led by the principal conductor of the orchestra dima slobodeniouk and featured by the norwegian top cellist, grammy winner truls mork as a soloist.
Find lahti symphony orchestra biography and history on allmusic. This work, one of many commissions from the lahti symphony orchestra, is ahos very own organ symphony. Symphony concert lahti symphony orchestra dima slobodeniouk, conductor. The piece, which refers to the nymphs in greek mythology who inhabited the mediterranean sea. The most recent additions to ahos growing discography include a massive orchestral work premiered on a mountainside symphony no. One year before the symphony kalevi aho completed his second piano concerto, for piano and string orchestra.
Lahti symphony orchestra sinfonia lahti, lahti lahti, finland. Pergamon osmo vanska, lahti symphony orchestra on allmusic 1994. Kalevi aho, john storgards, lahti symphony orchestra, chamber. The lahti symphony orchestra is a finnish orchestra, based in the city of lahti. Kalevi ensio aho born 9 march 1949 is a finnish composer. The finnish composer kalevi aho turns 50 this month and bis now comes to the fifth instalment of its ongoing complete aho edition. A distance of 100 kilometers northnortheast of helsinki, the city and region see annual symphony attendance of approximately 58,000. Speaking of classical structures, ahos tenth symphony a joint commission from the lahti symphony orchestra and the finnish association for mental health has its origins in a performance aho heard of mozarts symphony no.
At the heart of the lahti symphony orchestras activity is a broad and wideranging series of symphony concerts, plus highquality concerts of lighter music. The lahti symphony orchestra has been described as a smalltown wonder. The lahti symphony orchestra sinfonia lahti is a finnish orchestra, based in the city of lahti. The orchestra is conducted by jaakko kuusisto and dima slobodeniouk, as well. We and our partners use cookies to personalize your experience, to show you ads based on your interests. He is also an author with no fewer than five hundred essays, chronicles and articles under his byline.
Appointed as the lahti symphony orchestras composerinresidence in 1992 and as its honorary composer in 2011, aho has been a freelance composer since. Aho has also gained a reputation as an assiduous writer on music and columnist. Aho is a master of multiple classical and contemporary genres who in the course of his career has gone from shostakovichtinted neoclassicism towards modernism, postmodernism and free. A densely packed piece in eight movements its also rougher and more angular than the earlier symphonies, with great cliffs of sound alternating with quieter, more. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from lahti symphony orchestra at the discogs marketplace. Kalevi aho has always thought naturally in the largest forms. The orchestra was founded in 1910, and placed under the control of the lahti municipality in 1949. Its collaboration with the swedish record company bis was the first clear signal that its aspirations were no longer those of a provincial ensemble but were oriented towards the wider orchestral world, and the orchestra fulfilled many of its wildest dreams together with its principal conductor osmo vanska 1988.
Lahti symphony orchestras concerts are free at dima slobodeniouk, conductor aho. Kalevi aho bassoon concerto with lahti symphony orchestra. Like wagners parsifal, it was written to be performed in a specific acoustic environment. A distance of 100 kilometers northnortheast of helsinki, the city and region see annual attendance of approximately 58,000. Bis brings its series of recordings of kalevi ahos. Kalevi aho, john storgards, lahti symphony orchestra, chamber orchestra of lapland aho. Concerto for bassoon and orchestra by lahti symphony orchestra bram van sambeek, bassoon. After the string quintet, he will focus on his fifteenth symphony, commissioned jointly by the bbc philharmonic orchestra and sinfonia lahti. Founded in 1949 as a restructuring of the orchestra maintained by the lahti friends of music since 1910, the lahti symphony orchestra offers nearly 100 performances annually, some of them given in helsinki. Kalevi aho, considered among the most important contemporary composers of orchestral music, wrote his symphony no. The orchestra is conducted by jaakko kuusisto and dima slobodeniouk, as well as by the abovementioned osmo vanska.
Since 1992 aho has been composerinresidence of the lahti symphony orchestra. Biography and work for kalevi aho, listen to classical music and albums or compositions by kalevi aho online. Continuing a commitment which began in 1989, bis has released a number of discs dedicated to the finnish composer kalevi aho. And in an interview in 1992 in tempo he acknowledged that, with this trait, he is lucky to live in finland, the best country in the. At the heart of the lahti symphony orchestra s activity is a broad and wideranging series of symphony concerts, plus highquality concerts of lighter music. Kalevi aho is one of finlands most wellknown composers. His earliest works include the string quartets written in 1967, 1970, and 1971, and a violin.
Jan 07, 2014 listen to your favorite songs from aho. Kalevi aho, osmo vanska, lahti symphony orchestra, hansola. The disk containing kalevi aho s 9th symphony and cello concerto is perhaps a bit more accessible than the music on this one, and might be the aho disk to sample first. Through the years weve enjoyed concerts in this amazing building. Composer kalevi aho laments that musicians no longer engage in social criticism. Throughout the disc we hear the lahti symphony orchestra, which for more than 20 years has made a remarkable commitment to the composer, performing and recording a large number of his works. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile. For further information please visit his page at the fennica gehrman website. A densely packed piece in eight movements its also rougher and more angular than the earlier symphonies, with great cliffs of sound alternating with quieter, more intimate moments that recall his earlier works.
Find the latest tracks, albums, and images from lahti symphony orchestra. Aallottaret, translated to english as nymphs of the waves or spirits of the waves. He is the composerinresidence of the lahti symphony orchestra. Lahti symphony orchestra sinfonia lahti home facebook. All in all, his literary output currently runs to more than 500 essays, presentations, columns and other writings. Shop for vinyl, cds and more from kalevi aho at the discogs marketplace. Over the past two decades sinfonia lahti has emerged as one of the most highly regarded.
He believes music should embrace a universal level, and not simply be an outpouring of personal emotion. All in all, his literary output currently runs to more than 500 essays. Bram van sambeek performs regularly as a soloist with orchestras such as the lahti symphony orchestra, the gothenborg symphony, the netherlands chamber orchestra, the oulu symphony, and the south. Holding a population of less than 98,000 in 2002, lahti, finland, boasts a worldrenowned symphony, the lahti symphony orchestra sinfonia lahti. It couples the second symphony, a onemovement 20minute piece, with the seventh, which derives from the opera insect life 19857. This is the ninth volume in a series devoted to kalevi aho, regarded as the foremost finnish composer of his generation as well as the most prolific. This work, one of many commissions from the lahti symphony orchestra, is aho s very own organ symphony. Under the leadership of conductor osmo vanska and through an attractive contract with bis, the lahti symphony has won acclaim for its performances of music by baltic composers sibelius, joonas kokkonen, uuno klami, einojuhani rautavaara, and kalevi aho. Much of ahos symphonic output is the result of years of close collaboration with sinfonia lahti. Lahti symphony orchestra sinfonia lahti about facebook. Stream adfree with amazon music unlimited on mobile, desktop, and tablet. Lahti symphony orchestra music, videos, stats, and photos.
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