Erkki Korhonen
Erkki Korhonen (* 1956 in Hameenlinna ) is a Finnish pianist and conductor.
He graduated from the Sibelius Academy in 1983 and then continued his studies in piano, vocal accompaniment and conducting under personalities such as György Sebök, Dimitri Bashkirov and Tamas Vasary. He specialized in opera accompaniment and worked under Max Epstein , Ubaldo Gardini and Alberto Zedda as well as with Marc Belfort, Tamas Blum and Ralf Weikert at the Zurich Opera .
From 1989 to 1997 he lectured at the Sibelius Academy and other conservatories across Finland. For more than 20 years he has coached at the Finnish National Opera , the Savonlinna Opera Festival, the Zurich Opera and at the Lyrisches Opernstudio Weimar. In 1997 he was appointed director of the International Opera Studio in Zurich and from 2001 to 2007 artistic director of the Finnish National Opera.
He has performed both as a soloist and as a chamber musician in Europe and North America. In addition, Erkki Korhonen appeared on television and radio. In recognition of his services to the arts, he was awarded the Sibelius Medal from the Sibelius Society of Finland and medals from the cities of Hämeenlinna and Helsinki.
As artistic advisor and board member of various European festivals and music organizations such as the International Mirjam Helin Singing Competition , Erkki Korhonen also often served as a juror in various international singing competitions, such as: la Competizione del opera, Dresden, Queen Sonja International Music Competition, Lappeenranta singing competition , Marseille singing competition, Ernst Haefliger singing competition.
Individual evidence
- ↑ Mirjam Helin International Singing Competition ( Memento of the original from July 20, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
- ↑ Competition 2006 ( Memento of the original from July 26, 2011 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. (PDF file; 898 kB, page 10)
- ↑ The Queen Sonja International Music Competition ( Memento of the original from March 2, 2009 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice.
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| SURNAME | Korhonen, Erkki |
| BRIEF DESCRIPTION | Finnish pianist and conductor |
| DATE OF BIRTH | 1956 |
| PLACE OF BIRTH | Hameenlinna |