Violinist wins Finnish culture award

Violinist wins Finnish culture award

Orchestras

norman lebrecht

February 28, 2023

On the eve of Kalevala or Finnish Culture Day, the Finnish Cultural Foundation has granted three awards of 40,000 euros for significant cultural achievements.

This year’s recipients are the architect Benito Casagrande, the violinist and conductor Pekka Kuusisto, and the microbiologist Mirja Salkinoja-Salonen.

Comments

  • Peter Mannion says:

    Great – now he can commission more nonsense which requires little technique but which is heavy on bullshit

  • trumpetherald says:

    Bravo!!!!!!He brings so much joy and spontaneity to his concerts…..And he is a good conductor,too. Same as his brother,who sadly died from brain cancer last year.

  • Gerry Feinsteen says:

    Have to applaud him yet again: a violinist with the least to say still finding his own relevance.

    Vibrato is a sham, long phrases are capitalistic, and tone projection belongs to those who have something to say. Keep doing what you’re doing and your government will subsidize your career.

    (clap clap)

  • Sammy says:

    What a scam artist. What a wonderful future this art form has. Depressing

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