Anssi Karttunen, cellist
Anssi Karttunen, cellist










News:
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Anssi Karttunen appointed Artistic Director of the Musica nova Helsinki - festival
Tan Dun's The Map, Bach, Tangos etc. at the Amsterdam Cello Biennale 27.10-4.11. 2012
Lindberg's Kraft with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, June 22-23 2012
Saariaho and Bartok with Tampere Philharmonic and Karita Mattila, June 12-16 2012
Premiere of Friedrich Cerha's Zebra-trio at Aspekte, Brücken and Con Anima festivals ,May - June 2012
Tan Dun's Concerto: Yi1 with Orchestre National de France, May 10th 2012
Brahms Trios with Nicolas Hodges and Ilya Gringolts in Hamburg, April 6th 2012
Schönberg 2nd Quartet with Barbara Hannigan at Le Poisson Rouge in New York March 5th 2012
Schubert and Beethoven Sonatas in recital in New York January 26th 2012
Saariaho's Notes on Light with the New Jersey Symphony January 2012
Zebra Trio at festivals in Salzburg, Brücken, Music by the Sea, Esbjerg etc. in 2012
CDs:
Deutsche Grammophon releases a CD of Henri Dutilleux's Cello Concerto for the composers 97th birthday
Mystery Variations CD available at Toccata Classics
New CD by Ondine, 5 Trios for cello and various instruments by Kaija Saariaho
New CD by Ondine, Cello music by Magnus Lindberg
CD by Toccata Classics Brahms Quintets with the Zebra Trio and friends
CD by Ondine of Saariaho's Notes on Light and Mirage gets MIDEM Classical Award 2009
CD by Ondine: A DUE, duos for clarinet and cello with Kari Kriikku
CD at Petals.org : Pablo Ortiz-Anssi Karttunen: Al compás del corazón. Tangos for cellos.
Master classes:
Domaine Forget, String Chamber music 20-31.5. 2013
Carnegie Hall Professional Training Workshop, March 6-12 2012
Music by the Sea, Canada, 28 June-10 July 2012
Creative Dialogue V, Santa Fe, USA, July 17-24 2012
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