Pekka Kuusisto - Violin and contemporary music in London

Pekka Kuusisto - Violin

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 29-Jun-2024 / 20:00

Norwegian Chamber Orchestra, Pekka Kuusisto - Director

Royal Albert Hall, 16-Jul-2023 / 19:30

Andrea Tarrodi: Birds of Paradise (8 mins)
Beethoven: Symphony No. 1 in C major
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons, interspersed with folk music improvisations

The Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen
Ale Carr - Cittern
Pekka Kuusisto - Violin

Royal Festival Hall, 23-Mar-2023

Bellini: Sinfonia from I Capuleti e i Montecchi
Anna Clyne: Clarinet Concerto

Royal Albert Hall, 26-Aug-2022 / 19:30

Vaughan Williams: The Lark Ascending

Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, Nicholas Collon - Conductor

St John's Smith Square, 21-Jun-2022 / 19:30

Mozart: Violin Concerto No. 5

Unfortunately, his concert with Thomas Adès on the 14^th of January 2022 at the Wigmore Hall was cancelled due a family member of Kuusisto becoming serious ill.

Royal Festival Hall, 02-Dec-2021 / 19:30

Sibelius: Violin Concerto

Philharmonia Orchestra

Pekka Kuusisto concerts, unfortunately, cancelled due to the pandemic

On the 28^th of May 2021 at the Barbican Hall.

On the 5^th of May 2021 at Milton Court Concert Hall.

On the 4^th of May 2021 with Alasdair Beatson.

On the 26^th of February 2021 at Milton Court Concert Hall.

On the 10^th of December 2020 at Milton Court Concert Hall.

Royal Festival Hall, 28-Nov-2021 / 19:30

Isobel Waller-Bridge: Temperatures (World premiere)
Britten: 4 Sea Interludes from Peter Grimes
Vivaldi: The Four Seasons

Purcell Room, 28-Nov-2021 / 18:00

Andrea Tarrodi: Paradisfaglar (Birds of Paradise)
Outi Tarkiainen: Siimes for wind quintet
Erkki-Sven Tuur: Conversio
Anna Thorvaldsdottir: Hrim

Mr. Kuusisto performed:

> Sibelius' Violin Concerto in D minor with the BBC Scottish Symphony Orchestra under the baton of Thomas Dausgaard on the 3^rd of August 2019 at the Royal Albert Hall
> Hillborg's Bach Materia with the London Philharmonic Orchestra under the baton of Thomas Søndergård on the 2^nd of December 2020 at the Royal Festival Hall
> a selection of violin duos including Péter Eötvös's For Lydia for 2 violins (World premiere) with Patricia Kopatchinskaja on the 6 ^th of October 2019 at the Queen Elizabeth Hall.

Pekka Kuusisto was born in October 1976 in Espoo, Finland and studied at the East Helsinki Music Institute.

Queen Elizabeth Hall, 5-Jun-2019 / 19:30

Aurora Orchestra, Nicholas Collon - Conductor

Beethoven: Molto adagio from String Quartet Op.59 No.2 (Razumovsky)
Thomas Adès: Concerto for violin & chamber orchestra (Concentric Paths)
Max Richter: Journey (CP1919)

Mr. Kuusisto performed Stravinsky's Violin Concerto with the Philharmonia Orchestra under the baton of Santtu-Matias Rouvali on the 30^th of May 2019 at the Royal Festival Hall.

Wigmore Hall, 1-May-2019 / 19:30

Paganini: Caprice in E flat Op. 1 No. 17