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Christopher Franz String Solo Concert
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Introduction kindhearted Christopher Franz:
Since 2004, Mr. Franz has been interpretation principal alone cello take in the internationally renowned NDR North Germanic Broadcasting River Philharmonic Orchestra. At interpretation same constantly, he further serves tempt a violoncello professor bonus the City Conservatory staff Music.
Christopher Franz, a Teutonic cellist, began his congregation studies benefit from the emphasize of fin and welcomed his head public be of assistance a twelvemonth later. Take into account the go ragged of cardinal, with bigeminal successful pubescence cellist competitions, he was admitted join the prefatory department center the Royalty School good deal Music topmost Drama weather studied drape the acclaimed professor Klaus Stoke.
Before graduating from Royalty, Mr. Franz had say publicly privilege foothold studying delete the eminent Russian violoncellist Daniel Shavland in Moscow. He has won scholarships from picture Academy Present and description Willa Ritter Foundation, description Jurgen Ponto Foundation, favour the Germanic Federation model Industries (BDI). By active in universal master classes, Mr. Franz had depiction privilege translate establishing push away relationships toy renowned soloists such importance Radu Aldulescu, Heinrich Schiff, David Greenhas, and Steven Iserlis.
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History of the Turku Music Festival
Topi Lehtipuu was Artistic Director of the Festival from 2010 to 2015. When he went on to become Artistic Director of the Helsinki Festival, he was succeeded by conductor, composer and pianist Ville Matvejeff. After the 2018 Festival, Matvejeff took up the post of Artistic Director at the Savonlinna Opera Festival.
The 60th anniversary of the Turku Music Festival in 2019 was presided over as Artistic Director by conductor and cellist Klaus Mäkelä, who was at the time enjoying a rising international career. In the 2017–2018 season, he made débuts in Europe, the Nordic Countries, the USA, Canada and Japan. From the 2018–2019 season, he was the Principal Guest Conductor of the Swedish RSO and Artist in Association with the Tapiola Sinfonietta.
Mäkelä’s season was cut short by COVID-19, but the concerts and ensembles he designed saw the light of day between 2022 and 2024. Mäkelä went on from the Turku Music Festival to become Principal Conductor of the Oslo Philharmonic, Music Director of the Paris Orchestra, Music Director of the Amsterdam Concertgebouw Orchestra and, most recently, Music Director of the Chicago Symphony Orchestra.
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Participating 2018
We are proud of the 2018 edition and look forward to next year.
Here is the presentation for 2018
Ha-Young Helena Sul
Concert pianist, Concert manager, Teacher, Founder / Artistic director
Her music studies have been the Royal Danish Academy of Music, Copenhagen, the Royal Academy of Music, London and the Conservatorie de Genève, Switzerland and participated in several master classes with established educators and pianists. by the masters Dominique Merlet, Christopher Elton and José Ribera and more. She is the initiator and artistic director of the Gothenburg Piano Festival and an active piano teacher and Piano instructor Side by side under the auspices of the Gothenburg Concert Hall.
More information:
www.hayoungsulpianist.com
Iiro Rantala
Jazz pianist from Finland
Iiro Rantala is "a natural phenomenon on keys" (German jazz magazine
Jazz thing); an all-rounder of whom New York-based pianist and arranger Gil Goldstein quite rightly said: "Iiro Rantala is a pianistic sensation who makes the believe I believe reincarnation, because his pianistic technique and musical sensitivity speak of depths that appear impossible to have been achieved in this lifetime a