Markku Luolajan-Mikkola
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola | |
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| Born | Helsinki, Finland |
| Education | Sibelius Academy, Royal Conservatory of The Hague |
| Occupation(s) | Baroque cellist, viol player |
| Known for | Founding member of Phantasm viol quartet, contributions to baroque music |
| Awards | Grammy Awards, Diapason d'Or, BBC Music Magazine Awards, and more |
Markku Luolajan-Mikkola is a Finnish baroque
He is a founding member of the celebrated
His more than 40 solo and chamber music recordings (stand out his solo parts of
Gramophone Awards -of the year and editor's choice- (with Phantasm),[3] Emma Award [4] ("Finnish Grammy"), Diapason d'Or, and Chod du Monde de la Musique, BBC Music Magazine, Rondo Magazine, Best Recordings of the Year-Helsingin Sanomat, MusicWeb International, are some of his awards.
He teaches baroque cello and viola da gamba at the Sibelius Academy, and is the artistic director of the largest Scandinavian early music festival BRQ Vantaa Festival[5] in Vantaa (Finland). In 2002 he founded Lu-Mi Strings Ltd,[6] a company which produces fine hand made contemporary baroque instruments in Beijing.
References
- ^ Phantasm Viol Quartet Archived 2011-07-18 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ Yle (Finnish Broadcasting Company)
- ^ Byrd 2011-Linn Records
- ^ Emma Awards Archived 2011-10-01 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ BRQ Vantaa Festival
- ^ Lu-Mi Strings Ltd
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