Kimmo Hakola
Encyclopedia
Kimmo Hakola is a Finnish
composer
of notational ("classical"
) music born in 1958 in Jyväskylä
. He studied composition with Einojuhani Rautavaara
and Magnus Lindberg
. He first came to prominence with his first String Quartet of 1986.
Among his best-known works are his Clarinet Concerto, Piano Concerto, and Guitar Concerto.
His opera La Fenice will be performed at the Savonlinna Opera Festival
in 2012.
Finland
Finland , officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country situated in the Fennoscandian region of Northern Europe. It is bordered by Sweden in the west, Norway in the north and Russia in the east, while Estonia lies to its south across the Gulf of Finland.Around 5.4 million people reside...
composer
Composer
A composer is a person who creates music, either by musical notation or oral tradition, for interpretation and performance, or through direct manipulation of sonic material through electronic media...
of notational ("classical"
Contemporary classical music
Contemporary classical music can be understood as belonging to the period that started in the mid-1970s with the retreat of modernism. However, the term may also be employed in a broader sense to refer to all post-1945 modern musical forms.-Categorization:...
) music born in 1958 in Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä
Jyväskylä is the capital of Central Finland and the largest city on the Finnish Lakeland, north-east of Tampere and north of Helsinki, on northern coast of lake Päijänne. The city has been continuously one of the most rapidly growing cities in Finland since World War II. The city is surrounded...
. He studied composition with Einojuhani Rautavaara
Einojuhani Rautavaara
Einojuhani Rautavaara is a Finnish composer of contemporary classical music, and is one of the most notable Finnish composers after Jean Sibelius.-Life:...
and Magnus Lindberg
Magnus Lindberg
Magnus Lindberg is a Finnish composer and pianist. He is currently the composer-in-residence at the New York Philharmonic.-Education:...
. He first came to prominence with his first String Quartet of 1986.
Among his best-known works are his Clarinet Concerto, Piano Concerto, and Guitar Concerto.
His opera La Fenice will be performed at the Savonlinna Opera Festival
Savonlinna Opera Festival
Savonlinna Opera Festival is held annually in the city of Savonlinna in Finland. The Festival takes place at the medieval Olavinlinna , built in 1475...
in 2012.
External links
- Finnish Wikipedia Article on Kimmo Hakola
- Allan Kozinn on Kimmo Hakola
- Kimmo Korhonen on Kimmo Hakola