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Inaugural concert by Prof. Heidi Luosujärvi - Austriaby Dr Herbert Scheibenreif Manager of Friedrich Lips Productions |
In her inaugural concert in the small hall of the Bruckner Private University of Music in Linz, Austria, Prof. Heidi Luosujärvi not only impressed with the perfect selection of her repertoire, but also with her nuanced playing and exemplary intonation. Heidi Luosujärvi studied accordion at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki with Matti Rantanen and at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen with Mie Miki. She has won several prizes at international music competitions in Germany, Italy, Spain, Luxembourg and Japan. She premiered numerous works and collaborated with many composers. She is a regular guest with contemporary music ensembles such as the E-MEX-Ensemble, the Oh Ton-Ensemble and the Notabu Ensemble new music. Her busy concert career, documented by numerous radio and television recordings, with recitals and as a chamber musician, has taken her throughout Europe, to Asia, the Middle East and the USA. As a soloist she has performed with the Thailand Philharmonic Orchestra, with the Kurpfälzisches Kammerorchester Mannheim and with the Chamber Orchestra of Lapland. From 2013 to 2021, Heidi Luosujärvi was a lecturer for accordion at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen. Since October 2022 she has been a university professor of accordion at the Anton Bruckner Private University in Linz. Together with accordionist Petteri Waris, she presented a demanding program from the Baroque, Romantic and contemporary eras entitled "Black Birds" with works by Domenico Scarlatti, Edvard Grieg, Kalevi Aho, José María Sánchez-Verdú and John Zorn. PROGRAM Domenico Scarlatti (16 85 – 1757) Sonata in B minor, K.27 Sonata in B minor, K.87 Sonata in D major, K.33 Kalevi Aho (*1949) Accordion Sonata No. 2 ”Black Birds” (1990) I. Birds of light II. Birds of the night III. Strange birds IV. Birds of desolation V.Blackbirds José María Sánchez-Verdú (*1968) Arquitecturas de espejos (2008) for two accordions Edvard Grieg (1843 – 1907) from "Lyric Pieces" Album leaf, op.12/7 Waltz, op. 38/7 Butterfly, op. 43/1 Homesickness, op. 57/6 Grandmother's Minuet, op. 68/2 Goblin, op. 71/3 John Zorn (*1953) Road Runner (1986) for accordion |