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Pekka Kuusisto
vn, *1976 FI, Espoo
Musician of Classical
A.k.a. The Pekka Kuusisto String Orchestra
Pekka Kuusisto is a multi-talented Finnish violinist (b. 1976), who is best known for his work in the field of classical music. Kuusisto was the first Finn to win the Jean Sibelius Violin Competition in 1995. He appears regularly as soloist with different symphony orchestras and as leader with chamber orchestras like the Virtuosi di Kuhmo. Pekka Kuusisto is also at home with jazz, folk, soul and rock music. He is known for his improvisational skills on different instruments, including singing. Kuusisto's brother Jaakko is also a violinist, and their father is the composer Ilkka Kuusisto.
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| Title | Artist | Year | Type |
|---|---|---|---|
| Piano Sonata No.2 / Violin Sonata No.4 | Charles Ives, Joonas Ahonen, Pekka Kuusisto | 2017 | Album |
| Peregrinus Ecstaticus / Le Poids Des Vies Non Vécues / Noēsis | Erkki-Sven Tüür, Hannu Lintu, Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri, Pekka Kuusisto, Christoffer Sundqvist | 2017 | Album |
| Motets & Piano Trio | Felix Mendelssohn-Bartholdy, Vlaams Radio Koor, Hervé Niquet, Pekka Kuusisto, Pieter Wispelwey, Alasdair Beatson | 2017 | Album |
| Darkness in Light | Sebastian Fagerlund / Pekka Kuusisto - Radion Sinfoniaorkesteri | 2015 | Album |
| Violin Concerto / Jubilees / Souvenir | Magnus Lindberg, Pekka Kuusisto Conductor, Tapiola Sinfonietta | 2013 | Album |
| Kiestinki | Pekka Kuusisto & Paula Vesala | 2011 | Album |
| Rautavaara: Works for Violin and Piano | Pekka Kuusisto, Paavali Jumppanen | 2011 | Album |
| Subterráneo | Pekka Kuusisto & Iiro Rantala | 2009 | Album |
| Sibelius: Works For Violin And Orchestra | Pekka Kuusisto - Tapiola Sinfonietta | 2006 | Album |
| Cantigas Violin Concerto No. 9 Symphony No. 4 | Sibelius Academy Symphony Orchestra, Leif Segerstam, Jaakko Kuusisto And Pekka Kuusisto - Magnus Lindberg, Jean Sibelius | 2006 | Album |
| Anna-Mari Kähärän Orkesteri | Anna-Mari Kähärä, Marzi Nyman, Zarkus Poussa, Pekka Kuusisto, Jarmo Saari, Timo Kuisma | 2005 | Album |
| Musical Soirée At Ainola | Jean Sibelius, Pekka Kuusisto, Heini Kärkkäinen | 2004 | Album |
| Mozart Violin Concertos 3, 4 & 5 | Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, Pekka Kuusisto, Olli Mustonen, Tapiola Sinfonietta | 2003 | Album |
| Music! | Trio Töykeät, Jaakko Kuusisto, Pekka Kuusisto, Lahti Symphony Orchestra & Osmo Vänskä | 2002 | Single |
| Folk Trip | Pekka Kuusisto & The Luomu Players | 2002 | Album |
| Music! | Jaakko Kuusisto, Trio Töykeät, Pekka Kuusisto, Lahti Symphony Orchestra & Osmo Vänskä | 2002 | Album |
| Violin Concertos | Johann Sebastian Bach - Jaakko Kuusisto, Pekka Kuusisto, Tapiola Sinfonietta | 2001 | Album |
| Vivaldi: Four Seasons • Concerto In A Minor | Pekka Kuusisto • Virtuosi Di Kuhmo | 1999 | Album |
| Strings Attached | Pekka Kuusisto, Raija Kerppo | 1997 | Album |
| Sibelius - Violin Concerto Etc. - Kuusisto, Segerstam | Pekka Kuusisto, Leif Segerstam, Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra | 1996 | Album |
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