Ralf Gothoni Brief biography and discography.Category Arts Music Instruments Keyboard Piano pianists G His international breakthrough came in the 1970s as a pianist and chamber musician. tobe as clear as possible during this short life. ralf Gothóni/Financial http://virtual.finland.fi/finfo/english/gothoni.html
Extractions: Pianist, composer, conductor Principal conductor of the English Chamber Orchestra since 2000. Musical director of the North-West Symphony Orchestra in Seattle since 2001. A pianist who has played in every major festival and concert hall in Europe and the United States and at numerous prestigious venues including Salzburg, Edinburgh, Tanglewood and Carnegie Hall and with many of the world's great orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic and the Chicago Symphony. Artistic director of the Savonlinna Music Academy. Artistic director of the Savonlinna Opera Festival 1984-1987. Founder and artistic director of the Beijing Forbidden City Music Festival 1996 and 1998. Composer of three chamber operas and many other works. Visiting professor at the Royal College of Music since 2000. Professor at the Sibelius Academy since 1982. Professor at "Hochschule für Musik" in Hamburg 1986-1992. Professor at "Hanns Eisler Hochschule" in Berlin 1996-2000. Has released over 85 records for Bis, Decca, DGG, EMI and Ondine.
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Extractions: Principal Conductor His discography amounts to some eighty albums on various labels, including BIS, Decca, Deutsche Grammophon, EMI and Ondine, with whom he has produced more than twenty CDs in recent years. These include the critically acclaimed recording of Benjamin Britten's Piano Concerto, with the composer's original third movement, and a one-hour piano concerto ( Choros XI ) by Villa-Lobos with Sakari Oramo and the Finnish Radio Orchestra. The Ox and its Sephard (recorded by Ondine) and a Concerto Grosso version of the same work for violin, piano and strings. His first book The Creative Moment was published in Finland by Ajatus in 1998. Thursday 25 July 2002, Provence, France Friday 26 July 2002, Provence, France Saturday 10 August 2002, BBC Proms, Royal Albert Hall, London Wednesday 2 October 2002, Barbican, London ... Thursday 24 April 2003, Barbican, London
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Extractions: Ralf Gothoni Pianist und Dirigent Chefdirigent des English Chamber OrchestrasKünstlerischer Leiter des Northwest Chamber Orchestras Seattle, USA " playing of this standard transcends questions of style or authenticity .Mozarts Piano Concerto No.11 was distinguished by Gothonis pearl-like articulation, each note subsumed into a gloriously fluent arc of sound, each arc shaped with lightly-worn intelligence and insight " Financial Times 1998. Der Finne Ralf Gothoni begann mit drei Jahren Violine zu spielen und mit fünf Jahren Klavier. 1967 trat er beim "Jyväskylä Summer Festival" als debutant of the year auf. Seit dieser Zeit hat Ralf Gothoni einen international renommierten Ruf als unglaublich vielseitiger Musiker erlangt Solopianist, Dirigent, Kammermusiker, Komponist, Musikwissenschaftler und Professor an vielen Musikinstitutionen. Gothoni gibt weltweit Konzerte als Solist und Dirigent, oft auch vom Klavier aus dirigierend. Er wird zu vielen bekannten Festivals eingeladen, darunter BBC Proms, Salzburg, Berlin, Prag, Aldeburgh, Edinburgh, La Roque de Antheron, Ravinia und Tanglewood. Orchesterkonzerte spielte er u.a. zusammen mit dem Berliner Philharmonischen Orchester, dem Symphonieorchester des Bayerischen Rundfunks, den Japan Philharmonic, dem English Chamber Orchestra und den Symphonieorchestern von Chicago, Detroit und Toronto um nur die wichtigsten zu nennen. Ralf Gothoni ist seit Herbst 2000 Chefdirigent des English Chamber Orchestra und seit Januar 2001 Music Director des Northwest Chamber Orchestras Seattle, USA und war in den vergangenen fünf Jahren Erster Gastdirigent des Turku Philharmonic Orchestra. Ralf Gothoni gründete 1996 das Forbidden City Music Festival in Peking. Zudem war er künstlerischer Leiter der Opernfestspiele von Savonlinna von 1984-1987.
Kalamazoo Group Honors Pianist PolishHungarian pianist Piotr Anderszewski has won the $300 000 Gilmore Artist Award for 2002, Norris (1991) and Finnish-born ralf gothoni (1994), were both outstanding musicians http://www.freep.com/entertainment/newsandreviews/gil25_20020425.htm
Extractions: FREE PRESS MUSIC WRITER Polish-Hungarian pianist Piotr Anderszewski has won the $300,000 Gilmore Artist Award for 2002, one of the most lucrative honors in classical music, administered by the Kalamazoo-based Gilmore Keyboard Festival. RELATED CONTENT Gilmore Artist Award Anderszewski (On-der-shev-ski), who made his American orchestral debut with the Detroit Symphony Orchestra at the Meadow Brook Music Festival in July 2000, will receive $50,000 in cash and $250,000 for any career-related projects, such as purchasing a new piano, commissioning new music or a recording project. Anderszewski, 33, will make his debut as a Gilmore Artist at the 2002 Keyboard Festival, which opens Saturday and continues through May 11. The Gilmore also has selected Jonathan Biss, 21, and Kirill Gerstein, 22, to receive Young Artist Awards. Each will get $15,500 over the next two years to further their careers and education. Created in 1989, the Gilmore Prize is unique in the classical music world in that there is no formal competition. Instead, a committee travels the world, secretly evaluating pianists who are unaware that they have been nominated. The prize is named for the late Irving S. Gilmore, a Kalamazoo businessman, philanthropist and keyboard enthusiast.
Conductor/pianist Showcases Both Talents For Chamber Concert Conductor/pianist showcases both talents for chamber concert COMPOSER AllBeethovenprogram MUSICIANS ralf gothoni is the conductor and piano soloist and http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/classical/65257_clas05.shtml
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Northwest Chamber Orchestra Conductor/pianist ralf Gothóni and pianist Duane Hulbert, complete the festiveevent. RAPTURE AND PASSION February 2223, 2003 ralf gothoni, Conductor Artos http://www.nwco.org/concerts.html
Extractions: Illsley Ball Nordstrom Recital Hall at Benaroya Hall The Mainstage series showcases the full chamber orchestra with celebrated guest artists in a spirited selection of traditional and contemporary works. Witness the versatility and virtuosity of this acclaimed orchestra in seven Mainstage concerts during the 2002-03 seasons. A TOUCH OF GLASS Symphony No. 83 La Poule in G minor, Ho. I: 83 The 30th Anniversary season is launched with a world premiere of Concerto for Harpsichord and Chamber Orchestra by renowned composer, Phillip Glass. Join Harpsichordist Jillon Stoppels Dupree and Music Director / Principal NWCO Conductor Ralf Gothóni for a touch of Glass, as well as works by Haydn, Schnittke and Sibelius. DIAMONDS AND PEARLS
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Extractions: Pianist, U.S.A. Yefim Bronfman is widely regarded as one of the most talented virtuoso pianists performing today. His commanding technique and exceptional lyrical gifts have won him consistent critical acclaim and enthusiastic audience responses worldwide, whether for his solo recitals, his prestigious orchestral engagements or his rapidly growing catalogue of recordings. Bronfman, an Avery Fisher Prize winner, has appeared with most of the worlds celebrated symphony orchestras. A devoted chamber music performer, Bronfman has collaborated with the Emerson, Cleveland, Guarneri and Julliard quartets as well as the Chamber Music Society of Lincoln Center. Bronfman also has played chamber music with Yo-Yo Ma, Joshua Bell, Lynn Harrell, Shlomo Mintz, Jean-Pierre Rampal and Pinchas Zukerman. Bronfman won a GRAMMY® award in 1997 for his recording of the three Bartok Piano Concertos with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic. Born in 1958 in Tashkent, in the Soviet Union, Bronfman immigrated to Israel in 1973. Bronfman has been a U.S. citizen since 1989.
Gothoni Named NWCO's New Music Director Orchestra has named ralf gothoni as its new music director. The Finnish conductor, composer and pianist, who made his http://seattlepi.nwsource.com/visualart/tf115.shtml
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ILKKA PAANANEN, Pianist Their principal conductor, ralf gothoni, is also a pianist; before the interval he steered them through a performance of http://www.operafestival.fi/ltd/agency/ilkka.htm
Extractions: ILKKA PAANANEN, pianist Ilkka Paananen studied the piano privately from 1976-1972; as a pupil of Jarmo Räty at the Kuopio Conservatory from 1972-1977 and as a pupil of Eero Heinonen at the Sibelius Academy from 1977-1985. He also studied in London with Phyllis Sellick and participated in international master classes of Dmitri Bashkirov, Ralf Gothóni and Dalton Baldwin among others. In 1982 Ilkka Paananen was awarded the first prize in the Maj Lind Piano Competition . This was followed in 1985 by the prize awarded by the Sonning Foundation of Denmark. In addition to his engagements in Finland Ilkka Paananen has appeared in many European countries, the Far East and the United States. He is particularly well-known for his partnerships with singers (Dilbèr, Jorma Hynninen, Jaakko Ryhänen and Matti Salminen) and for his involvement with various artistic events, creating the music for a number of performances incorporating music
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Bibliography/discography Tunturilaulu, Op 54, No 12, Decca 45, DN 3049, 1960. Hynninen, Jorma Baritone gothoni,ralf pianist. Spielmannslieder Lieder um den Tod. Op 77 Op 62. Ondine Ondine. http://www.kilpinen.org/bibdisc.html
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