Kyllonen, Timo-Juhani
Biography
Born: December 01, 1955
Country: Finland
Studies: Gnesin Institute, Tchaikovsky Conservatoire
Teachers: Alexei Nikolayev, Yuri Fortunatov, Georgi Tchugayev
Website: http://www.timo-juhanikyllonen.com/
Timo-Juhani studied accordion and conducting (1976-82) at the Gnesin Academy of Music in Moscow under Friedrich Lips(accordion),Boris Jegorov and Sergei Trubachov (conducting).After receiving his Master of Arts degree with diplomas in accordion,orchestral conducting and pedagogics,the Moscow Tchaikovsky Conservatoire granted him a scholarship to continue his composition studies there (1982-86)
At the Tchaikovsky Conservatoire Mr.Kyllönen studied composition, orchestration and counterpoint with composers Aleksej Nikolajev, Juri Fortunatov, and Alexander Chugajev, taking his final examination in composition in spring 1986. In April of that year the Tchaikovsky Conservatoire put on a concert of his works performed by the leading Moscow musicians and choirs. This was in fact the first concert arranged entirely for a foreign student by the Tchaikovsky Conservatoire. In summer 1986, the Helsinki Festival put on a concert of his works in it’s concert series.
Mr. Kyllönen has composed almost 80 compositions: two operas (The Book of the Kings op.30), Roope op.76, two symphonies,Lichtenthal (symphonic poem for orchestra op.43), Passio Secularis for soloists, men´s choir,soprano and orchestra, Amor Vivus erotic cycle for bariton and orchestra op.77,Concerto grosso for orchestra op.65, Accordion Concerto op.60, Roses for soprano and women´s choir and orchestra op.57, chamber music,vocal, choral and film music. Mr. Kyllönen´s music has already become established in repertoires of musiciens and choirs both in Finland and abroad. Compositions by him has been recorded in Finland by Finlandia-records and Ondine-records and abroad in Japan,Canada,and Venezuela. In 2008 Alba-records will release a new CD with his Orchestral Compositions and a second CD with his Church Music Compositions.
Mr.Kyllönen has had concerts of his music in Russia(Moscow, St.Petersburgh) in Finland, in France (Paris)on Ireland(Dublin) in Israel (Tel Aviv) in Peru (Lima),Germany, in Brasil(Sao Paolo,Santos), U. S.A (New York, Albuquerque) and in Sweden(Västerås,Skinnskatteberg). His music has been performed and recorded in many other countries in Europe, Asia,Australia. From 1986 to 2003 Mr. Kyllönen has teached music theory, composition and chamber music at the Sibelius-Academy. He has also taught music theory at the University of Helsinki, department of Musicology. Among other grants, Mr. Kyllönen has been awarded twice a three-year artist´s grant by the Finnish government,covering the periods of 1991-93 and 1996-98 and also twice one year grant from the Finnish Culture Foundation (2002 and 2004). He is an active accordionist,conductor and choir conductor. [1]
Works for Percussion
Contrasts, op.22 – Percussion Quintet
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