Kalevi Olli

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Kalevi Aulis Olli (born May 28, 1951 in Helsinki ) is a Finnish opera singer ( bass and baritone voice ), composer and conductor .

Live and act

Olli grew up in Hämeenlinna and from 1960 received lessons in clarinet , violin , piano and composition at the Hämeenlinna music school. During his school days he was already composing, arranging and conducting the school orchestra. In 1966 he founded the band The Monks as a singer and keyboard player with bassist Leo Kirjavainen , which performed at the Blueberry Rock Festival in Helsinki. From 1971 Olli studied composition at the Sibelius Academy with Einojuhani Rautavaara and Einar Englund, and from 1972 completed a vocal course with the Finnish opera singer Pekka Salomaa, which he graduated with a diploma in 1976. From 1976 to 1978 he completed additional studies with Jorma Hynninen .

In 1972 Timo Ryymin (vocals, guitar and piano) and Kalevi Olli (vocals and piano) founded the folk-rock band Rahapula . The debut single "Kiss" was released in 1973 and the album "Lempiaihe" in 1974. The band broke up in 1974.

From 1974 to 1977 Olli sang in the choir of the Finnish National Opera , where he also took on small solo parts, and also appeared on the radio. In 1977 he won the Timo Callio competition in Savonlinna and in 1978 the Lappeenranta Concours .

He made his official opera debut as a vocal soloist in 1977 at the Finnish National Opera as Silvano in A Masked Ball by Giuseppe Verdi . From 1978 to 1984 Olli was a soloist member of the Frankfurt Opera and was a regular guest at the Heidelberg Theater (1980–1981) and the Dortmund Opera (1985–1986). He also had great success as the Flying Dutchman at the Savonlinna Opera Festival.

After winning the second prize at the Concours de Genève in 1981 , concert tours followed to France and Switzerland. His collaboration with the pianist Ulrich Koneffke began as a lieder singer, his repertoire comprised more than 300 songs. Between 1976 and 1990 he made almost a hundred recordings for Yleisradio . Olli gave up to 150 performances a year, and he also arranged and composed.

Olli sang Warlaam in Boris Godunow at the Stockholm Royal Opera from 1996 and was again an ensemble member of the Finnish National Opera from 1995 to 2007. There he sang Bartolo in the Barber of Seville , Alberich in the Ring of the Nibelung , the Doktor in Wozzeck , Dikój in Katja Kabanova and Uncle Bonze in Madama Butterfly .

In addition to his work as an opera singer, he was internationally known as a concert, oratorio and lieder singer, he gave concerts in Finland, Germany, Switzerland and Japan. Many of his compositions have been performed.

In 2013 he received a state artist pension.

Discography

  • To the music. Kalevi Olli, baritone, Ulrich Koneffke, piano, fugue 3017. (1982)
  • You far, far there. Kalevi Olli, baritone, Kimmo Hakasalo, piano. Fuga 3018, (1983)
  • Barcarole. Heino Kaski : Laujula Songs. Kalevi Olli, baritone, Ilkka Paananen, piano, fugue 3029 (1984)
  • Great ballads. Kalevi Olli, bass-baritone, Ulrich Koneffke piano, Fuga 3027 (1984)
  • Robert Schumann : Poet's love . Kalevi Olli, baritone, Ulrich Koneffke, piano (1985) SST0176
  • Franz Schubert : swan song . Kalevi Olli, baritone, Ulrich Koneffke, piano, Fuga 3064, (1986)
  • Toivo Kuula Complete. Kalevi Olli, baritone, Ulrich Koneffke, piano, songs, Finlandia Records 522112, (1993)
  • Sergei Rachmaninov : Complete Songs Vol. 1. Kalevi Olli, baritone, Ulrich Koneffke, piano, Finlandia Records 4509-98615-2, (1994)
  • Sergei Rachmaninov: Complete Songs Vol. 2. Kalevi Olli, baritone, Ulrich Koneffke piano, Finlandia Records 4509-98992-2, (1996)
  • Sergei Rachmaninov: Complete Songs Vol. 3. Kalevi Olli, baritone, Ulrich Koneffke piano, Finlandia Records 0630-17740-2, (1997)
  • Psalms Hanson - Dvorak . Kalevi Olli, bass-baritone, Kalevi Kiviniemi , organ, Jussi Peltonen, violoncello, fugue 9426

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ a b c d e f g h i Karl-Josef Kutsch, Leo Riemens: Großes Sängerlexikon . Walter de Gruyter, 2012, ISBN 978-3-598-44088-5 ( google.de [accessed on August 18, 2020]).
  2. ↑ Soitin- Ja Lauluyhtye Rahapula. In: Discogs. Retrieved August 18, 2020 .
  3. ↑ 700 voices sing out popular opera choirs for you. Concert program November 7, 1982. In: Alte Oper Frankfurt. Retrieved August 18, 2020 .
  4. ↑ ListLaureates | Concours de Genève, 1981. In: Concours de Genève. Retrieved August 18, 2020 .
  5. ↑ Prize winners' concerts in international competitions. Recital Kalevi Olli, March 6, 1983. In: Alte Oper Frankfurt am Main. Retrieved August 18, 2020 .
  6. ^ David M. Cummings: International Who's who in Music and Musicians' Directory: (in the Classical and Light Classical Fields). Psychology Press, 2000, ISBN 978-0-948875-53-3 ( google.de [accessed August 18, 2020]).
personal data
SURNAME Olli, Kalevi
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Olli, Kalevi Aulis
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Finnish opera singer, composer and conductor
DATE OF BIRTH May 28, 1951
PLACE OF BIRTH Helsinki