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Education
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*Music school of Central Ostrobothnia, teacher Kauko Laukkonen
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*Sibelius Academy from 1973 to 1976, master's degree in percussion
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*Royal Northern College of Music Manchester England, teachers [[Ian Wright]] and [[Heather Corbert]]
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*Other teachers Rainer Kuisma, Michael Rosen (USA) and John Blade (England)
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*First to graduate as diploma percussionist from the Sibelius Academy in 1983
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*Pori symphony orchestra, Principal percussionist from 1977-1979
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*Turku philharmonic orchestra, Associate Principal percussionist from 1979 till present
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*Teacher in Pori music school, Turku conservatory and Turku Arts Academy up till 2008, a considerable amount of former students play in various professional orchestras
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*Performed as soloist and in chamber/solo concerts with Pori Sinfonietta, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Turku Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra Dux, youth orchestra Vivo, music summer camps
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*Played on more than 20 recordings
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Kroustikon
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*Risto Pulkkinen is the founder and conductor of Kroustikon, a percussion group that has been active for over 20 years
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*Performs contemporary Finnish percussion music and has premiered several works
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*Performed at the Viitasaari Musiikin aika -festival in 1998 and was invited the same year to play at the biggest percussion festival in the world, Pasic 98 (Orlando, USA)
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*Piano concerto No. 7 by Mikko Heiniö was premiered and played 12 times in collaboration with dance theater ERI in 2001
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*Khora was reperformed in a concert held together with the percussion group Kroumata in 2002 and at the Musicanova festival in Helsinki in 2003. At the Turku music festival it was performed in a concert that also showcased Tan Dun's Snow in June, Concerto for Cello and Percussion
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*The CD Sigyn-Percussion was released in 1999
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Compositions
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*Includes methods, solo pieces, chamber music and orchestral works
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*Stylistically mainly based on pulsative harmony and strong melody
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*Currently focused on composing large-scale works for orchestra
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*Most of the works (at present over one hundred) have been premiered and often played in concerts in Finland and abroad
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Latest revision as of 00:55, 16 September 2021

Risto Pulkkinen

Biography

Born: July 26, 1954

Country: Sievi, Finland

Studies: Sibelius Academy, Helsinki (1983)

Teachers:

Website: http://www.ristopulkkinen.com/

Education

  • Music school of Central Ostrobothnia, teacher Kauko Laukkonen
  • Sibelius Academy from 1973 to 1976, master's degree in percussion
  • Royal Northern College of Music Manchester England, teachers Ian Wright and Heather Corbert
  • Other teachers Rainer Kuisma, Michael Rosen (USA) and John Blade (England)
  • First to graduate as diploma percussionist from the Sibelius Academy in 1983


Career

  • Pori symphony orchestra, Principal percussionist from 1977-1979
  • Turku philharmonic orchestra, Associate Principal percussionist from 1979 till present
  • Teacher in Pori music school, Turku conservatory and Turku Arts Academy up till 2008, a considerable amount of former students play in various professional orchestras
  • Performed as soloist and in chamber/solo concerts with Pori Sinfonietta, Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, Turku Ensemble, Chamber Orchestra Dux, youth orchestra Vivo, music summer camps
  • Played on more than 20 recordings


Kroustikon

  • Risto Pulkkinen is the founder and conductor of Kroustikon, a percussion group that has been active for over 20 years
  • Performs contemporary Finnish percussion music and has premiered several works
  • Performed at the Viitasaari Musiikin aika -festival in 1998 and was invited the same year to play at the biggest percussion festival in the world, Pasic 98 (Orlando, USA)
  • Piano concerto No. 7 by Mikko Heiniö was premiered and played 12 times in collaboration with dance theater ERI in 2001
  • Khora was reperformed in a concert held together with the percussion group Kroumata in 2002 and at the Musicanova festival in Helsinki in 2003. At the Turku music festival it was performed in a concert that also showcased Tan Dun's Snow in June, Concerto for Cello and Percussion
  • The CD Sigyn-Percussion was released in 1999


Compositions

  • Includes methods, solo pieces, chamber music and orchestral works
  • Stylistically mainly based on pulsative harmony and strong melody
  • Currently focused on composing large-scale works for orchestra
  • Most of the works (at present over one hundred) have been premiered and often played in concerts in Finland and abroad

[1]

Works for Percussion

Aurora, op.16 - Vibraphone/Marimba; Piano
Blizzard, op.9 - Percussion Quintet
Chimes, op.4 - Percussion Quintet
Chistian's Lullaby and Nicholas's Lullaby - Vibraphone
Collection - Percussion Duo; Mallets
Fuga for Marimba in C Major, op.2, n.3 - Marimba
Fuga for Marimba in D Minor, op.2 - Marimba
Introduction and Allegro, op.12 - Vibraphone; Harp
Invention for Marimba in G Minor, op.2, n.2 - Marimba
Mignon, op.1 - Marimba
Orion, op.11 - Percussion Quintet
Snarery, op. 24 - Snare Drum
SΣkkijΣrven Polkka, op.17 - Marimba Ensemble; Percussion Quintet; Mallets
Twelve Concert Etudes, op. 20 - Vibraphone/Marimba; Piano
Two Dialogues for Two Marimbas, op.21 - Percussion Duo; Marimba Duo
Variety, op.5 - Percussion Quintet

References

  1. ↑ ”http://www.ristopulkkinen.com/”





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