vn, b, *1946 FI, Helsinki
Musician / Conductor of Classical
Okko Tapani Kamu (born 7 March 1946, Helsinki, Finland) is a Finnish orchestral conductor and violinist.Kamu was born into a family of musicians. His father played double bass in the Helsinki Philharmonic. He began violin studies at age two and entered the Sibelius Academy at age six. He formed his own string quartet, the Suhonen, in 1964 where he played first violin. At age 20, he was appointed first solo violinist at the Finnish National Opera, and held this post until 1968. He then began to conduct, initially with the Finnish National Opera orchestra. Primarily self-taught, he became principal guest conductor of the Royal Swedish Opera in 1969, the same year as he won the first Herbert von Karajan Conducting Competition in Berlin. From 1971 to 1977, Kamu was principal conductor of the F
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Title | Artist | Year | Type |
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Bassoon Concertos | Sebastian Fagerlund & Kalevi Aho, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Dima Slobodeniouk & Okko Kamu | 2016 | Album |
Violin Concerto No.2 / In Memoriam / Konzertstück | Max Bruch, Ulf Wallin, Okko Kamu, Deutsches Symphonie-Orchester Berlin | 2015 | Album |
The Unknown Sibelius | Jean Sibelius, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Okko Kamu, Osmo Vänskä | 2013 | Album |
Levitation | Peter Eötvös, Carl Nielsen, Aulis Sallinen, Christoffer Sundqvist, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Okko Kamu, Hannu Lintu | 2013 | Album |
Three Hymns • Opera Arias | Richard Strauss - Soile Isokoski, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Okko Kamu | 2012 | Album |
The Tempest Suites - The Bard - Tapiola | Jean Sibelius, Lahti Symphony Orchestra, Okko Kamu | 2011 | Album |
Szymanowski - Bentzon - Shostakovich | Karol Szymanowski, Niels Viggo Bentzon, Dmitri Shostakovich, Okko Kamu, Københavns Filharmoniske Orkester | 2011 | Album |
Basic Sibelius | Jean Sibelius, Herbert von Karajan, Okko Kamu, Berliner Philharmoniker, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri | 2009 | Compil. |
Piano Concerto No. 2 / Piano Concerto | Wilhelm Stenhammar / Edvard Grieg, Marie Rørbech, DR RadioSymfoniOrkestret, Okko Kamu | 2006 | Album |
Rachmaninov: Symphony No.2; Tchaikovsky: Romeo And Juliet | Hallé Orchestra, James Loughran, Okko Kamu | 2002 | Compil. |
Beethoven: Symphonies Nos. 1 & 2 | Ludwig van Beethoven, Stockholm Sinfonietta, Okko Kamu | 2002 | Album |
20th Century Music For Flute And Orchestra | Aulis Sallinen / Toru Takemitsu / Krzysztof Penderecki - Petri Alanko, Tapiola Sinfonietta, Okko Kamu | 1999 | Album |
Jean Sibelius: Lemminkäinen - Aulis Sallinen: Rauta-aika | Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Jukka-Pekka Saraste, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Okko Kamu | 1999 | Album |
Violin Concerto Op. 47 / Finlandia / Pelléas Et Mélisande | Jean Sibelius / Paavo Berglund, Okko Kamu, Pekka Helasvuo | 1997 | Compil. |
Symphonies No. 3 "Sinfonie Singulière" • No. 4 in E Flat Major • Piano Concerto in D Major | Franz Berwald, Niklas Sivelöv, Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester, Okko Kamu | 1996 | Album |
Complete Works For String Orchestra | Aulis Sallinen, Mats Rondin, Hanna Juutilainen, Finnish Chamber Orchestra, Okko Kamu | 1996 | Album |
Symphonien Nr. 1 & 3 | Jean Sibelius - Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Okko Kamu | 1995 | Album |
Swedish Orchestral Favourites | Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester, Okko Kamu | 1995 | Album |
Sinfonie Singulière • Symfoni I Ess-dur • Pianokonserten | Franz Berwald, Niklas Sivelöv, Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester, Okko Kamu | 1995 | Album |
Moon Child's Dream | Michala Petri, English Chamber Orchestra, Okko Kamu | 1995 | Album |
Songs Of Life And Death / The Iron Age Suite | Aulis Sallinen - Jorma Hynninen, Savonlinnan Oopperajuhlakuoro, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Okko Kamu | 1995 | Album |
Symphonies, No. 1 "Sinfonie Sérieuse" No. 2 "Sinfonie Capricieuse" | Franz Berwald, Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester, Okko Kamu | 1995 | Album |
Piano Concerto / Soirees Musicales / Matinees Musicales | Benjamin Britten / Ralf Gothóni, Helsingborgs Symfoniorkester, Okko Kamu | 1994 | Album |
Introduction Et Air Suédois Varié - Clarinet Concerto F Minor - Concertante B Major | Bernhard Henrik Crusell / Håkan Rosengren / Sveriges Radios Symfoniorkester / Okko Kamu | 1993 | Album |
7 Symphonien | Jean Sibelius - Herbert von Karajan / Okko Kamu, Berliner Philharmoniker, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri | 1993 | Album |
Symphony No. 4; Requiem | Alfred Schnittke - Uppsala Akademiska Kammarkör, Stockholm Sinfonietta, Okko Kamu / Stefan Parkman | 1990 | Album |
Washington Mosaics (Chamber Music III • Sonata For Solo Cello) | Aulis Sallinen, Arto Noras, Finlandia Sinfonietta, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Okko Kamu | 1989 | Album |
Violinkoncerter Af Carl Nielsen Og Per Nørgård | Anton Kontra, John Frandsen, Sjællands Symfoniorkester, Københavns Filharmoniske Orkester, Okko Kamu | 1988 | Album |
Symphony No.13 Op.113 “Babi Yar” | Dmitri Shostakovich, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Okko Kamu | 1987 | Album |
Violin Concerto In D Minor, Op. 47 / Karelia Suite, Op. 11 / Finlandia Op. 26 | Jean Sibelius, Miriam Fried, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Okko Kamu | 1987 | Album |
Symphony No.13 Op.113 “Babi Yar” | Dmitri Shostakovich, City Of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra, Okko Kamu | 1987 | Album |
Violin Concerto / Poème | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky / Ernest Chausson - Nigel Kennedy, The London Philharmonic Orchestra, Okko Kamu | 1986 | Album |
Shadows / Symphony No. 4 / Cello Concerto | Aulis Sallinen, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Okko Kamu, Arto Noras | 1985 | Album |
Pelléas Et Mélisande / Chamber Music I / Some Aspects Of Peltoniemi Hintrik's Funeral March | Jean Sibelius / Aulis Sallinen, Finlandia Sinfonietta, Okko Kamu | 1984 | Album |
Tchaikovsky: Romeo And Juliet, Capriccio Italien, Marche Slave & Gopak | Hallé Orchestra Conducted By Okko Kamu | 1983 | Album |
Symfoni Nr 1 C-Dur; Uvertyr Till Frondörerna | Adolf Fredrik Lindblad, Stockholms Filharmoniska Orkester, Okko Kamu | 1983 | Album |
Symphony In C Minor / Overture "In Autumn" | Edvard Grieg - Göteborgs Symfoniker, Okko Kamu | 1982 | Album |
Violin Concerto In D Major, Op.35 / Violin Concerto In A Minor, Op.53 | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Antonín Dvořák, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Amsterdam Philharmonic Orchestra, Okko Kamu, Anton Kersjes, Ulf Hoelscher, Herman Krebbers | 1981 | Album |
Symphony Nr. 2 / Symphony Nr. 4 | Joonas Kokkonen – Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri Conducted By Leif Segerstam & Okko Kamu | 1981 | Album |
Konzert Für Violine Und Orchester / Valse-Scherzo | Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky - Ulf Hoelscher, New Philharmonia Orchestra, Okko Kamu | 1981 | Album |
Variations On A Nursery Song / Burleske / Scherzo From Concerto Symphonique | Philippe Entremont, National Philharmonic Orchestra, Okko Kamu - Ernst von Dohnányi / Richard Strauss / Henry Litolff | 1980 | Album |
The Red Line | Aulis Sallinen - Okko Kamu, Jorma Hynninen, Taru Valjakka, Usko Viitanen | 1980 | Album |
The Music For Piano & Orchestra / Prelude, Chorale & Fugue | César Franck, Kerstin Åberg, Göteborgs Symfoniker, Okko Kamu | 1979 | Album |
Concerto For Cello And Orchestra / Concerto For Cello And Orchestra In C Major | Joonas Kokkonen / Joseph Haydn - Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paul Freeman, Helsinki Chamber Orchestra, Okko Kamu, Arto Noras | 1979 | Album |
Bach: Works with Oboe and Orchestra | Okko Kamu, Brynjar Hoff, Knut Skram, Alf Årdal, Canticum Novum Kammerorkester | 1978 | Album |
Konsert For Fiolin Og Orkester Nr. 1, Op. 45 / Suite For Fiolin Og Orkester Op. 10 / Legende For Fiolin Og Orkester Op. 46 | Christian Sinding, Arve Tellefsen, Filharmonisk Selskaps Orkester, Okko Kamu, Kjell Ingebretsen | 1977 | Album |
Lemminkäinen Suite • Karelia Suite | Jean Sibelius - Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Okko Kamu | 1976 | Album |
Symfoni Nr. 6 = Symphonie Nr. 6 = Symphony No. 6 | Allan Pettersson / Okko Kamu / Norrköping Symphony Orchestra | 1976 | Album |
Sinfonia • Chorali • Sinfonia III | Aulis Sallinen, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Okko Kamu / Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra, Paavo Berglund | 1976 | Album |
Double Violin Concerto D Minor / Solo Flute Sonata A Minor / Suite No. 2 B Minor | Johann Sebastian Bach, Okko Kamu, Leif Segerstam, Gunilla von Bahr, Nationalmusei Kammarorkester, Claude Genetay | 1976 | Album |
Symphonie Nr. 3 En Saga | Jean Sibelius / Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Okko Kamu | 1974 | Album |
Symphonie Nr. 1 E-moll (In E Minor) Op. 39 / Der Barde (The Bard) Op. 64 | Jean Sibelius / Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Okko Kamu | 1974 | Album |
Pianokonsert Nr 21 / Symfoni C-Moll | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Stockholms Filharmoniska Orkester, Marian Migdal, Okko Kamu, Josef Martin Kraus | 1973 | Album |
Jean Sibelius 7 Symphonies | Jean Sibelius, Herbert von Karajan, Okko Kamu, Berliner Philharmoniker, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri | 1973 | Album |
Okko Kamu & Itsumi Tateno / Grieg: Piano Concerto etc. | Edvard Grieg, Sergei Vasilyevich Rachmaninoff, Izumi Tateno, Japan Philharmonic Symphony Orchestra Conducted By Okko Kamu | 1972 | Album |
Symphonie Nr. 2 D-dur (In D Major · En Ré Majeur) Op. 43 | Jean Sibelius · Berliner Philharmoniker · Okko Kamu | 1970 | Album |
Violinkonzerte • Violin Concertos | Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy • Max Bruch - Yong Uck Kim, Bamberger Symphoniker • Okko Kamu | Album | |
25 Jahre Sinfonieorchester Des Süddeutschen Rundfunks | Hans Müller-Kray, Joseph Keilberth, Carlos Kleiber, Okko Kamu, Sir John Barbirolli, Sergiu Celibidache, Michael Gielen, Carl Schuricht, Karl Münchinger, Pierre Boulez | Compil. |