# Pekka Savijoki, Conductor

> Pekka Savijoki, Conductor – 4 recordings on Ondine. Pekka Savijoki initially studied the saxophone at the Sibelius Academy and the Paris Conservatoire…

Source: https://ondine.eyelabel.com/artists/savijoki-pekka

- **Role:** Conductor

## Biography

Pekka Savijoki initially studied the saxophone at the Sibelius Academy and the Paris Conservatoire, graduating in 1977. He completed his conducting studies in 1986. He has led nearly all of Finland's professional orchestras and also the Swedish orchestras in Norrköping, Helsingborg, Uumaja and Västerås. Savijoki has also conducted performances at the Finnish National Opera, the Stockholm Folk Opera, the Music Theatre of Malmö, among others.

## Discography on Ondine (4)

- [The Irresistible Karita Mattila](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1171-2.md): Karita Mattila, soprano (ODE 1171-2, 2010)
- [Karita Mattila: Wonderful - favourites by Cole Porter, Jerome Kern, Andrew Llyod Webber and others](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-848-2.md): Karita Mattila, soprano · Tapiola Sinfonietta · Pekka Savijoki, conductor (ODE 848-2, 1995)
- [Excellence: The Artistry of Karita Mattila](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-1054-2.md): Karita Mattila, soprano (ODE 1054-2, 2004)
- [Karita Mattila: Best of Evergreens](https://ondine.eyelabel.com/catalogue/ode-994-2.md): Tapiola Sinfonietta · Pekka Savijoki, conductor · Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra · Jukka-Pekka Saraste, conductor · Peter Lerche, guitar · Jyväskylä Sinfonia · Riku Niemi, conductor · Ilmo Ranta, piano · Karita Mattila, soprano (ODE 994-2, 2001)