Allan Pettersson 100 år

At the risk of my mental health I will listen to all of Pettersson's orchestral works (Barefoot Songs and Seven Sonatas included) in chronological order between now and his 100th birthday on 19 September 2011.

Tuesday, December 16, 2014

Guest blog entry, Damian Iorio

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Dear Friends, One of the most recent performances of the Symphony No. 7 was directed by Damian Iorio and the NorrlandsOperan orchestra ...

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Wednesday, September 3, 2014

Hannu Lintu and Finnish RSO-Pettersson 15 in 2015/2016???

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Several months ago I interviewed Hannu Lintu , now in his second full season as Chief Conductor of the Finnish RSO. Me being me, and knowing...

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Tuesday, April 8, 2014

The subjectivity of "pure information"

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This was the title of a talk that I recently gave at the Arkadia International Bookshop in Helsinki. Arkadia is a popular place for ...

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Saturday, January 11, 2014

A chat with Leif Segerstam, Part II

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Well, this is quite embarrassing. At least Comission and Ruzicka (intentionally or not) also missed it. Last evening the Turku Philharm...

Wednesday, January 8, 2014

Concert Review: Concerto for String Orchestra No. 1

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Dear Friends, Apologies for the long delay, as this concert took place on 15.11.2013! One of the most pleasant surprises which I ha...

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AP100: I'm a Wisconsin-born, corn-fed American currently based in Helsinki, Finland. After spending my teenage years listening to grunge and metal, I felt like I needed to expand my musical horizons to address all that suburban, upper-middle class angst that was filling my soul. While studying at the University of Wisconsin I saw a CPO catalog at my local music store and learned about Allan Pettersson for the first time. The university library had the Dorati recording of the 7th Symphony. I have been a huge fan ever since.

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