Anssi Karttunen, cellist
Anssi Karttunen, cellist









News:
Lindberg's Kraft with the Concertgebouw Orchestra, June 2012
Saariaho and Bartok with Tampere Philharmonic and Karita Mattila, June 2012
Tan Dun's Elegy and Yi1 with Orchestre National de France, May 2012
Brahms Trios with Nicolas Hodges and Ilya Gringolts in Hamburg, April 6th 2012
Schönberg 2nd Quartet with Barbara Hannigan at Le Poisson Rouge in New York March 5th 2012
Schubert and Beethoven Sonatas in recital in New York January 26th 2012
Saariaho's Notes on Light with the New Jersey Symphony January 2012
Zebra Trio at festivals in Salzburg, Brücken, Music by the Sea, Esbjerg etc. in 2012
Saariaho and Bloch with Toronto Symphony in May 5 and 7, 2011
Schumann Concerto with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra and Oliver Knussen, April 15-16, 2011
Revival of the ballet on Notes on Light at Covent Garden, London, October 2011
The Complete Mystery Variations in two recitals in Paris 12th and 13th February 2011
Salonen's Mania in Finland, February 2-3 and in Paris, February 11, 2011
CD by Ondine of Saariaho's Notes on Light and Mirage gets MIDEM Classical Award 2009
CD by Ondine: A DUE, duos for clarinet and cello with Kari Kriikku
CD at Petals.org : Pablo Ortiz-Anssi Karttunen: Al compás del corazón. Tangos for cellos.
Master classes:
Carnegie Hall Professional Training Workshop, March 6-12 2012
Music by the Sea, Canada, 28 June-10 July 2012
Creative Dialogue V, Santa Fe, USA, July 17-24 2012
General management: Karsten Witt Musik Management
Special pages:
New! Memories of Paavo Berglund
New! On playing Bach
New! Creative Dialogue
New! Mystery Variations
135 World prèmieres and 56 transcriptions
Kaija Saariaho: Notes on Light
Magnus Lindberg: Cello Concerto
Lindberg-Karttunen: Dos Coyotes
Transcripción, recital with choreography
Gualtiero Dazzi: Le luthier de Venice

photo © Muriel von Braun