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18-Jan-2019
Yllas National Park Concert – Finlandby Christine Johnstone |
 Concert accordionist and composer, Veikko Ahvenainen and his wife Carina Nordlund performed a variety of duets at the Yllas National Park in Ylläs recently. Their program included a Shostakovich Valse, Trish Trash Polka (Johann Strauss), Finlandia Hymn (Sibelius), Finnish tangoes and polkas, plus Veikko Ahvenainen’s own compositions.During his career, Veikko has played in numerous famous concert halls and theatres. He began his concert performances as a soloist in the 1950´s and has played about 5,000 concerts round the world. He is well known in the USA, England, Japan, China, throughout Europe and Scandinavia. Since 1955 he has recorded over 1,000 pieces and has written hundreds of compositions and arrangements for the accordion, including orchestral works for symphony and numerous books for the accordion. For details on future concerts email: veikko.ahvenainen@nic.fi |