Iiro Rantala
Piano Concerto
Astorale · Tangonator · Final Fantasy
Iiro Rantala, piano
Tapiola Sinfonietta
Jaakko Kuusisto, violin & conductor
Track listing
6 tracks · 56:40Iiro Rantala
- Concerto for Piano and Orchestra in G♯ΔA♭ 38:15
- 1 I 16:15
- 2 II 6:14
- 3 III 15:46
- 4 Astorale for Piano Solo 7:59
- 5 Tangonator for Violin and Piano 5:01
- 6 Final Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra 5:25
Press
... this emotional roller coster ride, this fire work of the senses is the most outrageous and exciting thing we could imagine being performed in a classical concert hall at the moment.
- Tobias Fischer, tokafi online magazine, February 2006
The artists
Iiro Rantala
Born 1970 in Sipoo, Iiro Rantala studied piano in the jazz department the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki and classical piano at the Manhattan School of Music in New York. He is regarded as internationally one of the most prominent Finnish jazz musicians. He acts as a composer and performer with Trio Töykeät, Finland's most famous jazz band.
Tapiola Sinfonietta
The Tapiola Sinfonietta has established itself as Finland’s premier chamber orchestra. Founded as the Espoo City Orchestra in 1987, it currently has 44 members. The orchestra is known for its adventurous repertoire planning and has been widely acclaimed for nuanced performances across a wide range of eras and styles.
Jaakko Kuusisto
Conductor, violinist and composer Jaakko Kuusisto (1974-2022) studied the violin with Géza Szilvay and Tuomas Haapanen at the Sibelius Academy, and with Miriam Fried and Paul Biss at Indiana University. He studied composition with Eero Hämeenniemi and David Dzubay.