Kalevi Aho
Composer, Finland
Lecture Title: Music and Space
Wednesday, October 20, 2010
5:30 P.M. - Lawrence J. Plym Auditorium
Temple Hoyne Buell Hall
Plym Professor Lecture Series
Kalevi Aho was born in southern Finland. After studying under Rautavaara at the Sibelius Academy and under Blacher in West Berlin, he moved on to become a Musicology lecturer at Helsinki University and later a Professor of Composition at the Sibelius Academy. Since 1993 he has worked as a freelance composer. He has written four Operas, fourteen Symphonies, seven smaller-scale Orchestral works, thirteen Concerti, and twelve Chamber works.
Kalevi's lecture is in conjunction with the Plym Distinguished Professor in-residence this fall, Juhani Pallasmaa. A unique aspect of Juhani's visit with us is the dedicated lecture series speakers, all associated with Juhani's architectural interest in "phenomenology." Current lecturers include Carlos Jiminez on September 13; Alberto Perez-Gomez on October 18; as well as two notable Finnish artists: Ceramist, Kristina Riska on September 2; and Composer, Kalevi Aho on October 20.
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