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Education | Education | ||
| − | Music school of Central Ostrobothnia, teacher Kauko Laukkonen | + | *Music school of Central Ostrobothnia, teacher Kauko Laukkonen |
| − | Sibelius Academy from 1973 to 1976, master's degree in percussion | + | *Sibelius Academy from 1973 to 1976, master's degree in percussion |
| − | Royal Northern College of Music Manchester England, teachers Ian Wright and Heather Corbert | + | *Royal Northern College of Music Manchester England, teachers [[Ian Wright]] and [[Heather Corbert]] |
| − | Other teachers Rainer Kuisma, Michael Rosen (USA) and John Blade (England) | + | *Other teachers Rainer Kuisma, Michael Rosen (USA) and John Blade (England) |
| − | First to graduate as diploma percussionist from the Sibelius Academy in 1983 | + | *First to graduate as diploma percussionist from the Sibelius Academy in 1983 |
Career | Career | ||
| − | Pori symphony orchestra, Principal percussionist from 1977-1979 | + | *Pori symphony orchestra, Principal percussionist from 1977-1979 |
| − | Turku philharmonic orchestra, Associate Principal percussionist from 1979 till present | + | *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 | + | *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 | + | *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 | + | *Played on more than 20 recordings |
Kroustikon | Kroustikon | ||
| − | Risto Pulkkinen is the founder and conductor of Kroustikon, a percussion group that has been active for over 20 years | + | *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 | + | *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) | + | *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 | + | *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 | + | *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 | + | *The CD Sigyn-Percussion was released in 1999 |
Compositions | Compositions | ||
| − | Includes methods, solo pieces, chamber music and orchestral works | + | *Includes methods, solo pieces, chamber music and orchestral works |
| − | Stylistically mainly based on pulsative harmony and strong melody | + | *Stylistically mainly based on pulsative harmony and strong melody |
| − | Currently focused on composing large-scale works for orchestra | + | *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 | + | *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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| − | + | <ref>”http://www.ristopulkkinen.com/”</ref> | |
== Works for Percussion == | == Works for Percussion == | ||
Latest revision as of 00:55, 16 September 2021
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
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