Sponsors
Books (Text)
eSheet (pdf file)
eTracks sound files
Sponsors
Free Services
Books (Text)
Statistics
Sponsors
Share
Link to share - cut and paste:
http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=16-Sep-2011&s=4759
http://www.accordions.com/news.aspx?d=16-Sep-2011&s=4759
16-Sep-2011
‘14 Years Ago’ – News from Reykjavik in 1997 - Icelandby Rob Howard |
 The Accordions Worldwide news for September 12th 1997 included a report of a successful concert in Reykjavik, Iceland, by Finnish accordionist Tatu Kantomaa. Still very active today, Tatu Kantomaa will be performing over the coming days at Pieni Kansani LauluPieni Kansani Laulu on September 16th, 17th, 23rd, and 24th 2011. All concerts begin at 7pm. Further information can be found on Tatu Kantomaa’s website. TATU KANTOMAA IN ICELAND Contributed by Thorsteinn Thorsteinsson On September 2nd Mr Tatu Kantomaa performed at a concert in the Art-gallery at Sigurjon Olafsson in Reykjavik, Iceland, to an audience of over 150, with standing room only. Mr Kantomaa played a variety of pieces including: ‘Ai, ai sorja simisilmapoika’ (a Finnish folk song), ‘Voices of Spring’ (Strauss), ‘Hungarian Rhapsody No 2’ (Liszt), ‘The Flight of the Bumblebee’ (Rimsky-Korsakov), and ‘Sabre Dance’ (Khachaturian). The biggest newspaper in Iceland, ‘Morgunbladid’, included an article written by Mr Jon Asgeirsson (a member of the Icelandic Symphony Orchestra Committee, and highly respected musician and composer) on Tatu Kantomaa, which included the following: "Tatu Kantomaa (born 1974) is a young genius from Finland and he not only has great technique, but he uses it in a particularly musical way. Right at the beginning he showed his unbelievable technique. All the music was extremely well played. Tatu Kantomaa is in one word, a GENIUS". |