As soloist for orchestra – Kalevi Aho Tenor saxophone concerto

Composer Esa Pietilä
10Mar2022

City : Mikkeli, Finland
Venue : Mikaeli Hall
Address : Sointukatu 1, 50100 Mikkeli, Finland
Time : 19:00


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Esa Pietilä as soloist for Kalevi Aho Tenor saxophone concerto

The concerto is originally composed and dedicated to Esa Pietilä by the composer Kalevi Aho. in 2015. The performance takes place this time with conductor Erkki Lasonpalo and Saimaa Sinfonietta, an orchestra located in the eastern part of Finland.

The concerto is colourful and virtuosic piece that travels through the diverse  expression palette of the modern tenor saxophone with many extended techniques of saxophone also presented.