Janne Mertanen
Janne Juhani Mertanen (born 28 August 1967 in
Chopin
, made his debut at London's Wigmore Hall with a Chopin program in 1994.
Janne Mertanen | |
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| Born | August 28, 1967 Joensuu, Finland |
| Instrument(s) | piano |
| Years active | 1986-present |
| Website | https://www.jannemertanen.com/ |
Life and career
Janne Mertanen has studied at the Joensuu Conservatory as a student of Matti Haapasalo and at the
Frederic Chopin.[1]
Early life
When Janne Mertanen was a child, he initially wanted to become a tennis player. However at the age of 12 he started to play piano and decided to made it his career.[2]
Discography
Most of Mertanen's recordings are published either by Sony Classical or Finnish label Alba Records.
- Chopin: Mertanen-Chopin. Sony Classical 2023
- Sibelius: Finnish Folk Songs & Discoveries. Sony Classical 2021
- Kaski: Yö meren rannalla, Heino Kaski Piano Works. Alba 2018
- Palmgren: Piano Concertos 4-5, Pori Sinfonietta-Jan Söderblom. Alba 2017
- Sibelius: Piano Works 5 cd. Sony Classical 2015
- Grieg/Schumann: Piano Concertos, Gävle Symphony Orchestra-Hannu Koivula. Alba 2013
- Chopin: Grand Chopin, Works for piano & Orchestra. Turku Philharmonic-Jani Telaranta. Alba 2011
- Nino Rota: Piano Concertos e & C / Tampere Philharmonic-Hannu Lintu. Alba 2010
- Sibelius: Piano Works. Presence Records 2010
- Chopin: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 / Joensuu City Orchestra-Hannu Koivula. Alba 2008
- Chopin: Nocturnes vol.2 Alba 2003 ("Grand Prix du Disque Frederic Chopin" - award, Warsaw 2005)
- Chopin: Nocturnes vol.1 Alba 2001 ("Grand Prix du Disque Frederic Chopin" - award, Warsaw 2005)
- Romantic Finnish Piano (Madetoja, Sibelius etc) Macedonia Records 2001
- Chopin: 10 Mazurkas, 3 Etudes etc. Alba 2000
- Kokkonen: Piano Works. Alba 1998
- Satie: Satierik - Piano Works. Alba 1997
- Chopin Recital. Finlandia Records 1994
Competitions
- International Chopin Competition Darmstadt, 1992, 1st place[3]
- Nyborg Nordic Piano Competition (Denmark), 1992, 1st place
References
- ^ "Piano Masterclass by Janne Mertanen". Nanyang Academy of Fine Arts.
- ^ "Ei tullut tennistähteä, vaan pianisti: Janne Mertanen ja flyygeli lavalla jo 30 vuotta". YLE. 14 July 2016.
- ^ "Janne Mertanen voitti ylivoimaisesti kansainvälisen Chopin-pianokilpailun Darmstadtin kilpailussa oli mukana 40 soittajaa 16 maasta". Helsingin Sanomat. 12 October 1992.
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