Celebrating Rautavaara's Birthday: Vladimir Ashkenazy, Leif Segerstam, Laura Mikkola and Pirkko Karvonen

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DATE : Wed, 10 October 2007 02:30:00 PST
Entered in Database : 2007-11-27 03:44:36
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Mr. Einojuhani Rautavaara's birthday celebration on ART+ on KDRT included interviews with conductors Mr. Vladimir Ashkenazy and Mr. Leif Segerstam as well as pianist Lauara Mikkola. Canadian film producer Pirkko Karavonnen, who is a great advocate for everything Finnish, read Mr. Rautavaara's emailed interview on the show. This show touched on many topics including Piano Concerto No. 3 which Mr. Rautavaara wrote for Mr. Ashkenazy, Manhattan Trilogy which was commissioned for Julliard's Centenial and Cantus Articus. Mr. Segerstam's favourite Rautavaara composition is Cantus Articus. Mr. Rautavaara also discussed pieces of his music including his recent opera Rasputin, Manhattan Trilogy, Ikons ans well as Mr. Rautavaara's compositions for children, among other topics.

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