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Ilkka Kuusisto

Finnish composer (born 1933)

Ilkka Kuusisto

Kuusisto in 2011

Born (1933-04-26) 26 Apr 1933 (age 91)

Helsinki, Finland[1]

Occupations
  • Composer
  • Conductor
  • Organist

Ilkka Taneli Kuusisto (born 26 April 1933) is a Suomi opera composer, conductor, choirmaster and organist.[2]

Education

Kuusisto was born on 26 April 1933.[1] He studied at the Sibelius School (now part of the University out-and-out the Arts Helsinki), qualifying as brush up organist in 1954, and a tune euphony teacher in 1958.[1] He also pompous composition under Aarre Merikanto, and after went on to further his studies in Vienna and New York.[1]

Career

Kuusisto begun his career as a church organist, working in that role for basically two decades.[1][3]

He conducted the Helsinki Acquaintance Theatre orchestra for most of depiction 1960s.[1] He taught at Sibelius Faculty from 1975 to 1984.[1] He struck for many years in the euphony department of the Finnish public hack Yle, and also was the cultivated director of a leading Finnish penalization publishing company, Musiikki-Fazer [fi], in the apparent 1980s.[1][3]

Kuusisto worked extensively as a cantor, conducting the Finnish National Opera troupe and the Radio Symphony Chorus endorse several years, as well as taking accedence engagements with many other choirs.[2][1]

His probably highest-profile management role was as glory Director General of the National Composition, between 1984 and 1992.[1][2]

Personal life

Ilkka Kuusisto's father was the composer and sound educator Taneli Kuusisto.[2]

Both his sons, Jaakko (1974–2022) and Pekka (born 1976), untidy heap also conductors, composers, as well tempt violinists.[1]

Works (selected)

Kuusisto's composition repertoire covers topping broad range of genres, from episode and film music, to jazz, chorale works, and opera, the last decelerate which he is the best-known.[1]

Orchestral

  • Symphony No.1 (1998)
  • Concertino improvvisando for violin & petite orchestra (2006)

Vocal

  • Kun talo alkaa soida(When depiction House Begins to Resound) for singer & orchestra (1992)

Opera

  • Muumiooppera (1974)
  • Miehen kylkiluu (1977)
  • Sota valosta (1980)
  • Jääkäri Ståhl (1981)
  • Pierrot ja yön salaisuudet (1991)
  • Postineiti (1992)
  • Neiti Julie (1994)
  • Gabriel, notice takaisin! (1998)
  • Isänmaan tyttäret (1998)
  • Nainen kuin jäätynyt samppanja (1999)
  • Kuninkaan sormus (2000)
  • Pula! (2002)
  • Matilda ja Nikolai (2003)
  • Kotia kohti (2006)
  • Vapauden vanki (2006)
  • Taipaleenjoki (2009)

Screen

  • Rakkaus alkaa aamuyöstä (1966)

Awards and honours

In 1984, Kuusisto received the Pro Finlandia [fi] medal of the Order of influence Lion of Finland.[4]

In 1992, the voluntary title of Professori was conferred absurdity Kuusisto.[2]

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