All Pekka Kuusisto articles
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ReviewConcert review: Norwegian Chamber Orchestra/Pekka Kuusisto (violin)
Andrew Mellor reviews an unusual ‘visual concert’ at the Oslo Opera House on 6 June 2023
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ReviewVilde Frang; Beethoven, Stravinsky
Classical and Neoclassical masterpieces enthrall in readings of great immediacy
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NewsViolinist Pekka Kuusisto to take a break
The Finnish musician announced that he will ‘call in sick’ for the rest of the year
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ReviewBBC Proms review 2022: Lawrence Power, Maria Włoszczowska, Jennifer Koh, Pekka Kuusisto, Tabea Zimmermann, Nicola Benedetti
Peter Quantrill hears some of the more recent additions to the string repertoire at this year’s BBC Proms season
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Premium ❘ Feature‘Maybe the things we worry about are not the ones that matter to the music’ - Pekka Kuusisto: The Master Storyteller
Finnish violinist Pekka Kuusisto is characterised by his unique powers of communication as well as his sense of fun.
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Focus‘Every day there is something new’: Pekka Kuusisto on the c.1709 ‘Scotta’ Stradivari violin
Recently loaned the instrument by a patron through Tarisio, the violinist shares his thoughts on playing this ’golden period’ Strad
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Premium ❘ FeaturePekka Kuusisto, a green violinist
Elegy for the Forest, Pekka Kuusisto’s short film made in collaboration with Greenpeace, aims to build awareness of deforestation. He speaks to Peter Quantrill about combining art and activism
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NewsPekka Kuusisto takes up conducting role at Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra
The violinist, conductor and composer has been named principal guest conductor and artistic co-director from the 2023/24 season
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ReviewConcert review: Pekka Kuusisto (violin) Philharmonia Orchestra/Santtu-Matias Rouvali
Peter Quantrill gives his thoughts on a new concerto by Bryce Dessner, at the Royal Festival Hall on 3 October 2021
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NewsThe subversive power of the encore according to violinist Pekka Kuusisto
Before his trip to China was cancelled, the Finnish violinist planned to use his encore to protest against the country’s human rights record
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ReviewPekka Kuusisto: First Light
Pioneering violinist spotlights two New York composers in a moving album
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Premium ❘ FeatureEncores: Time to shine
Throughout much of the last century, technically showy encores by Paganini and Kreisler were standard fare for violinists, but in recent years players have moved away from the established virtuoso works to embrace everything from solo Bach to folk tunes and contemporary commissions. Charlotte Gardner talks to top players about ...
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ReviewJaakko Kuusisto, Pekka Kuusisto: Aho
Finnish brothers give passionate accounts of music by their countryman