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Performer

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Contemporary

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Orchestral

 

Juho Vartiainen is a Finnish classical music artist who has made a name for himself as a pianist and conductor. Born on May 22, 1987, in Helsinki, Finland, Vartiainen showed an early interest in music and began playing the piano at the age of six. He was a prodigious talent and quickly gained recognition for his exceptional musical abilities. Vartiainen's early musical education was at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, where he studied under the tutelage of renowned pianist and pedagogue Hui-Ying Liu-Tawaststjerna. He later continued his studies at the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg, Germany, where he studied with pianist and conductor Christoph Eschenbach. Throughout his career, Vartiainen has been recognized for his exceptional talent and has received numerous awards and accolades. In 2007, he won the first prize at the International Piano Competition in Tampere, Finland, and in 2010, he was awarded the prestigious Pro Musica Foundation Prize in Finland. In 2012, he was a finalist in the International Piano Competition in Santander, Spain, and in 2013, he won the first prize at the International Piano Competition in San Marino. Vartiainen has also been recognized for his work as a conductor. In 2014, he was awarded the first prize at the International Conducting Competition in Bucharest, Romania, and in 2015, he was a finalist in the International Conducting Competition in Besançon, France. Vartiainen has performed extensively throughout Europe, Asia, and the United States, and has collaborated with some of the world's leading orchestras and conductors. He has performed as a soloist with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra, the Turku Philharmonic Orchestra, the Lahti Symphony Orchestra, the St. Petersburg Philharmonic Orchestra, the Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra, the Tokyo Symphony Orchestra, and the Shanghai Symphony Orchestra, among others. Some of Vartiainen's most notable performances include his debut with the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in 2008, where he performed Beethoven's Piano Concerto No. 4 under the baton of conductor John Storgårds. He also performed Rachmaninoff's Piano Concerto No. 2 with the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra in 2010, under the baton of conductor Hannu Lintu. In addition to his work as a pianist and conductor, Vartiainen is also a dedicated teacher and has taught at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and the Hochschule für Musik und Theater in Hamburg. He has also given masterclasses in Finland, Germany, Spain, and China. Vartiainen's repertoire is vast and includes works by some of the greatest composers in classical music history, including Beethoven, Mozart, Chopin, Rachmaninoff, and Prokofiev. He is particularly known for his interpretations of the works of Finnish composer Jean Sibelius, and has recorded several of Sibelius's piano works for the Ondine label. In addition to his recordings of Sibelius's piano works, Vartiainen has also recorded several albums of solo piano music, including his debut album, "Juho Vartiainen Plays Chopin," which was released in 2010. He has also recorded several albums of chamber music, including a recording of Brahms's Piano Quintet with the Meta4 String Quartet, which was released in 2015. Vartiainen's performances are characterized by his technical precision, musical sensitivity, and deep understanding of the works he performs.

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