Kimmo Hakola · Toshio Hosokawa
Guitar Concertos
Timo Korhonen, guitar
Oulu Symphony Orchestra
Santtu-Matias Rouvali, conductor
Track listing
5 tracks · 65:01Listen to samples on selected tracks.
Kimmo Hakola
- Guitar Concerto 37:17
- 1 I (Allegro brillante) 10:05
- 2 II Adio (Amoroso) 13:22
- 3 III Ghetto (Allegro, quasi cadenza) 13:51
Toshio Hosokawa
- 4 Voyage IX, Awakening for guitar and strings with percussion 15:48
- 5 Blossoming II for chamber orchestra 11:55
About this recording
Ondine proudly presents world première recordings of two Guitar Concertos: one by Kimmo Hakola and the other by Toshio Hosokawa. These are performed by Timo Korhonen - the guitarist for whom the concertos were written - and the Oulu Symphony Orchestra conducted by Santtu-Matias Rouvali.
Kimmo Hakola's Guitar Concerto is a colourful exploration of themes connected to both medieval and modern Southern Spain and Northern Africa.
Toshio Hosokawa takes a more meditative approach as he searches for symbolic universal harmony in his music.
Timo Korhonen is one of the world's most acclaimed guitarists. He has premiered over 40 new works during his career, and has made several critically acclaimed and award-winning recordings.
Santtu-Matias Rouvali has recently made a number of significant international debuts. He participated in the Dudamel Fellowship Programme in 2011/12, and will start his tenure as Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra in September 2013. He is also the Principal Guest Conductor of the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra. This CD is his debut disc.
The Oulu Symphony Orchestra has developed considerably over the last few years under Anna-Maria Helsing. Johannes Gustavsson will continue this development from this autumn when he takes over as Chief Conductor.
Features
Booklet with liner notes in English and Finnish
The artists
Timo Korhonen
The Finnish guitarist Timo Korhonen (b. 1964) is one of the most versatile proponents on his instrument in the world. Freedom of interpretation, bearlike strength and richness of sound are components of his deep-rooted artist persona. Korhonens interpretations are natural, strong in contrast and uncompromising in their aim at reprodusing the content of a composition in as true manner as possible and with the profound understanding of its style.
Oulu Symphony Orchestra
The Oulu Symphony Orchestra is the only symphony orchestra in Northern Finland and the most northerly in the European Union. Formed in 1937, it was granted the right to call itself the Oulu City Orchestra in 1954 and was adopted by the City in 1961. Its present name dates from 2005.
Santtu-Matias Rouvali
The young Finn Santtu-Matias Rouvali (b. 1985), one of the most exciting conductors of the younger generation, has made a number of important debuts already in his career including concerts with the hr-Sinfonieorchester, the Orchestre Philharmonique de Radio France, Dresdner Phiharmonie, Swedish Radio Symphony, Philharmonia and Tokyo Symphony orchestras. In September 2012 Rouvali was announced as the next Chief Conductor and Artistic Director of the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra and began his post, alongside his position as Principal Guest Conductor of the Copenhagen Philharmonic Orchestra, in September 2013. In 2017 Rouvali became the Chief Conductor of the Gothenburg Symphony Orchestra as well as the Chief Conductor of The Philharmonia in 2019.