Paavali Jumppanen
Virtuosity in classical piano playing from Finland
After his debut Australian tour in April 2004 performing with the Melbourne and Western Australian Symphonies and solo recital program, this talented internationally awarded young Finnish pianist returns to Australia in a series of solo recitals and masterclasses. Paavali Jumppanen has made big impressions in Finland, Scandinavia, Europe and the US with a range of distinguished symphony orchestras and in solo recitals. Paavali studied with Krystian Zimerman at the Music Academy of Basel in Switzerland.
Australian program:
- Beethoven sonata op 31 no 1 G-Major;
- Paavo Heininen - sonata no 3
- Rachmaninov Etudes Tableaux
complete op 39.
"...his technique is big and his imaginative daring even bigger..." - The Boston Globe
"...his playing is fresh and exciting..." - The New York Times
" At the Kennedy Center Jumppanen left no doubt that he has the dexterity of a Paganini and the strength of a Titan" - The Washington Post
"...his playing is fresh and bracing, like a cool Artic breeze…" – The Adelaide Advertiser
"...he played this very difficult piece (Boulez Sonata No.1) with mastery of idiom and an impressive communication of structure..." – The Melbourne Age
"...he added more glory from his concerts in Adelaide, Melbourne and Perth to his glowing overseas reviews, and his Brisbane performance showed they were no idle claims. He is everything the critics say of him and more..." – Brisbane Courier Mail
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Internationally
awarded classical piano virtuoso from Finland