Olli Mustonen
Olli Mustonen (born 7 June 1967 in Vantaa, Finland) is a Finnish pianist, conductor, and composer.[1]
Biography
Mustonen studied
Young Concert Artists International Auditions, which led to his New York City recital debut at Carnegie Hall
.
His debut solo piano recording for Decca, of the cycles of preludes by
Beethoven and various modern Russian composers. Mustonen has performed with numerous major international orchestras and is regarded as "one of the internationally best-known pianists of his generation."[2]
He has been
chamber orchestra
Tapiola Sinfonietta.
He performed the world premiere of Rodion Shchedrin's Piano Concerto No. 5 ("Four Russian Songs", 1998), which was dedicated to him, with Esa-Pekka Salonen and the Los Angeles Philharmonic, on 11 October 1999.[3]
As a composer, his work shows a "predilection for contrapunctally interwoven compositions and works of the 20th century which take up ideas from the 17th and 18th centuries, for example the Bach arrangements by Ferruccio Busoni and the cycles of preludes and fugues by Shostakovich, or Ludus Tonalis by Paul Hindemith."[4]
Recordings
As pianist unless otherwise stated.
- Stravinsky: The works for violin and piano (Isabelle van Keulen, violin) – Philips Records (1987/1988)
- A Portrait of Olli Mustonen [as composer and pianist]: Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra (Finlandia Records(1989/1990)
- London Records (1991)[5]
- Mussorgsky: Pictures at an Exhibition; Tchaikovsky: Children's Album; Balakirev: Islamey – Decca Records (1993)
- Beethoven: Piano variations WoO 69, op.76, WoO 79, WoO 78, WoO 80, WoO 70, op.35, WoO 71 – Decca Records (1994)
- Stravinsky: Deutscher-Symphonie-Orchester Berlin) – London Records (1994)
- Beethoven: Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie/Jukka-Pekka Saraste) – Decca Records (1994)
- Prokofiev: Violin Sonatas 1 & 2, Music for Violin and Piano (Joshua Bell, violin) – Decca Records (1995)
- San Francisco Symphony Orchestra/Herbert Blomstedt) – Decca Records (1996)
- RCA Red Seal(1996)
- Prokofiev: Ludus tonalis– Decca Records (1996)
- Beethoven: Airs and variations, op.105; Ländler, WoO 11; Variations, WoO 77; Rondo, op.51/1; Variations, WoO 68; Minuet, WoO 82; Ecossaises, WoO 83; Bagatelles, op.126; Allegretto, WoO 61 – London Records (1996)
- Bach: 12 Preludes & Fugues from The Well-Tempered Clavier, Book 1; Shostakovich: 12 of 24 Preludes & Fugues, Op. 87 – RCA Red Seal (1999)
- Beethoven: Diabelli Variations – RCA Red Seal (1999)
- Messiaen: Quatuor pour la fin du temps; Shostakovich: Piano Trio No. 2 (Michael Collins, clarinet; Joshua Bell, violin; Steven Isserlis, cello) – Decca Records (2000)
- Prokofiev: Image Entertainment DVD (2000)[6]
- Ondine Records(2001)
- Olli Mustonen: Triple Concerto; Petite Suite; Nonets Nos. 1 & 2 (Tapiola Sinfonietta; Olli Mustonen, conductor) – Ondine Records (2001)
- Mustonen plays Sibelius: Pieces, Op. 58; Jääkärien marssi, op.91a; Pieces, op.76; Rondinos, op.68; Bagatelles, op.34 – Ondine Records (2003)
- Sibelius: Symphony No. 3; Hindemith: The Four Temperaments (Helsinki Festival Orchestra; Olli Mustonen, conductor) – Ondine Records (2003)
- Mozart: Violin Concertos 3, 4 & 5 (Tapiola Sinfonietta; Pekka Kuusisto, violin; Olli Mustonen, conductor) – Ondine Records (2003)
- Bach & Shostakovich: Preludes & Fugues Vol.2 [completes the collections began in the 1999 recording] – Ondine Records (2004)
- Prokofiev: Cinderella Suite, Music for Children – Ondine Records (2006)
- Rachmaninoff: Piano Sonata No. 1; Tchaikovsky: The Seasons – Ondine Records (2006)
- Beethoven: Piano Concertos 1 & 2 (Tapiola Sinfonietta; Olli Mustonen, piano & conductor) – Ondine Records (2007)
- Beethoven: Piano Concerto, op.61a(Tapiola Sinfonietta; Olli Mustonen, piano & conductor) – Ondine Records (2007)
- Beethoven: Piano Concertos 4 & 5 (Tapiola Sinfonietta; Olli Mustonen, piano & conductor) – Ondine Records (2009)
- Respighi: Concerto in modo misolydio (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Sakari Oramo) – Ondine Records (2010)
- Scriabin: 12 Etudes, Op. 8, 6 Preludes, Op. 13, 5 Preludes, Op. 16, Piano Sonata No. 10, Op. 70, Vers la flamme (Poème), Op. 72 – Ondine Records (2012)
Compositions
For a complete list, see the external link for the Finnish Music Information Centre.
- Divertimento (1979) for piano and orchestra
- Fantasia (1985) for piano and strings
- Toccata (1989) for piano, string quartet and double bass
- Two Nonets (1995, 2000) for two string quartets and double bass
- Concerto for Three Violins (1998)
- Sinuhe – sonata for solo oboe (2005–2006)
- Jehkin Iivana – sonata for guitar (2004) or piano (2006)
- Sonata for cello and piano (2006)
- Symphony No. 1 Tuuri (2012) for baritone and orchestra
- Symphony No 2, Johannes Angelos (2013)
- Symphony No 3, Taivaanvalot (Heavenly Lights) (2020)[7]
- String Quintet No. 1 (2015)
- String Quartet No. 1 (2017)
His composition style combines elements of the
Stravinsky's Pulcinella or the stylizations of Martinů or Ottorino Respighi; these elements dominate the vivacious and rhythmic fast movements, whereas the slow movements are emphatically Romantic.'[citation needed
]
References
- ^ "Olli Mustonen (Piano, Composer) – Short Biography". bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Olli Mustonen (Piano, Composer) – Short Biography". bach-cantatas.com. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ Dave Kopplin. "Piano Concerto No. 5". laphil.com. Archived from the original on 11 December 2017. Retrieved 11 January 2015.
- ^ "Olli Mustonen: Profile". Retrieved 25 June 2015.
- Gramophone Awardfor the Best Instrumental Recording in 1992
- ^ YouTube – Prokofiev Piano Concerto No 3 part 1 – Olli Mustonen
- ^ Symphonies Nos. 2 and 3 recorded on Ondine ODE1422-2 (2023)
External links
- Music Finland: Olli Mustonen
- Hazard Chase Management: Olli Mustonen
- Ondine Records: Olli Mustonen
- Schott Music: Olli Mustonen
- Bach-Cantatas.com: Olli Mustonen
- Interview with Olli Mustonen, May 14, 1991
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