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Out now: Olli Mustonen’s Rautavaara and Martinů: Piano Concertos No. 3

Today sees the release of the third Piano Concertos of Rautavaara and Martinů on BIS records, featuring Olli Mustonen with the Lahti Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Dalia Stasevska. Having recorded both concertos in January 2022, they performed the Rautavaara concerto in February 2023 in Lahti. Now available to buy and stream. https://bis.se/performers/mustonen-olli/rautavaara-martin-piano-concertos-no-3

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Olli Mustonen returns to Japan

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This week, Olli Mustonen is seen in recital at the Musashino Civic Cultural Hall in Tokyo with a programme of Beethoven and Bach; the second of a pair of recitals this season combining those composers. Following that, he appears with the Sapporo Symphony Orchestra. Under the baton of Kentaro Kawase, Mustonen performs Prokofiev’s third PianoRead more ›

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Lapland Chamber Orchestra Welcomes Olli Mustonen

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This week marks Olli Mustonen’s first week as Lapland Chamber Orchestra’s Principal Guest Conductor. This inaugural week sees Mustonen in his triple role as conductor, pianist and composer. In Rovaniemi (30 March) and Kuusamo (1 April), Mustonen joins the Orchestra for a programme including Schubert’s String Quartet in C minor, Bach’s Keyboard Concerto No. 1,Read more ›

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Olli Mustonen concludes two-season residency at the Camerata Zurich

Olli Mustonen, Pianist in seinem Haus in Finnland.

This week, Olli Mustonen marks the end to his two seasons as the first Artist-in-Residence of the Camerata Zurich. This Sunday 19th March, Mustonen appears in triple role as conductor, pianist and composer, performing Rautavaara’s Pelimannit, Mustonen’s own Piano Quintet, Nielsen’s Little Suite and, joined by trumpeter Immanuel Richter, Shostakovich’s Concerto for Piano, Trumpet andRead more ›

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Olli Mustonen returns to Tokyo

Olli Mustonen, Pianist in seinem Haus in Finnland.

This week sees Olli Mustonen’s return to Tokyo, both in recital with his all-Beethoven programme and to perform Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A minor with the NHK Symphony Orchestra, under the baton of Maestro Herbert Blomstedt. The concert on Wednesday 26th October will be broadcast live on NHK-FM radio and later on NHK TV.

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Out Now: Olli Mustonen’s String Quartet No. 1 / Piano Quintet with Engegård Quartet

Today LAWO Classics releases an album of two of Olli Mustonen’s chamber works: String Quartet No.1 and Piano Quintet, with the Engegård Quartet featuring Olli himself in the piano. The recording of his String Quartet No. 1 (2016), commissioned and in 2017 premiered by the Engegård Quartet, is a significant milestone in the collaboration betweenRead more ›

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World Premiere of Olli Mustonen’s new commission

Olli Mustonen, Pianist in seinem Haus in Finnland.

Olli Mustonen’s new work, a tribute to Pablo Casals commissioned by the Kronberg Academy, premieres today 23rd September at the opening gala of the Casals Forum, the new home of Kronberg Academy. In memory of Pablo Casals, the commission celebrates Casals’s Catalan and Spanish roots as well as his connection to Bach. The opening galaRead more ›

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Olli Mustonen on tour in Australia

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Olli Mustonen embarks upon his tenth tour of Australia this weekend. With the Australian Chamber Orchestra, Mustonen performs Milhaud’s Suite de concert de la création du monde, Mustonen’s own Piano Quintet, and Schubert’s famous ‘The Trout’. Kicking off his first concert of the tour at Melbourne Recital Centre on Saturday 17th September, followed by furtherRead more ›

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Olli Mustonen’s Summer 2022

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With a programme featuring Sibelius, Mustonen, and Scriabin, Olli Mustonen began his summer with a recital at the Ruhr Piano Festival. ‘Olli Mustonen shows enormous courage in presenting the first part of his programme […]. The result is simply magnificent and is all too rarely heard on stage.’ – Astrid Kordak for WAZ Mülheim. ReadRead more ›

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Mustonen appointed Principal Guest Conductor designate – Lapland Chamber Orchestra

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Congratulations to Olli Mustonen on being appointed Principal Guest Conductor of the Lapland Chamber Orchestra in Rovaniemi. The position will begin in January 2023, and he will join the orchestra to conduct and perform as soloist twice each year as well as give a piano recital on each visit. Coinciding with this exciting announcement, MustonenRead more ›

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