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A musician who can look back over hundreds of concerts in Finland, elsewhere in Europe and in Asia, Mika Väyrynen (b.1967) is one othe worlds best known and most highly-acclaimed accordionists. He began his concert career in the mid-1980s and has since been the soloist with almost all the professional Finnish orchestras , many european orchestras and at the music festivals the world over. As a chamber musician he has also appeared with numerous other world-class artists.
Since 1990, Mika Väyrynen has released upwards of 20 discs that have aroused great national and international interest. His critically-acclaimed complete recording of the Goldberg Variations, for example, has acquired cult status among accordion players and is one of the best selling representatives in its genre. 2013 he finished complete recording of all Bach´s French Suites. His duo cd with japanese cellist Yoko Hasegawa was awarded 5 stars from most Japanese music press and was sold out right away after publishing. He has made many world premiere recordings of new works for accordion. He has been artist of Finnish National Broadcasting company since 1985.
Mika Väyrynen is an active performer and champion of contemporary music. He has works written for and dedicated to him by many composers, among them Jouni Kaipainen, Paavo Korpijaakko, Olli Kortekangas, Anatoli Kusyakov, Kirmo Lintinen, Pasi Lyytikäinen, Pehr Henrik Nordgren, Juhani Nuorvala, Bogdan Precz, Kari Rydman, Aulis Sallinen and Erkki-Sven Tüür.
A highly-respected pedagogue, Mika Väyrynen teaches the accordion at the Sibelius Academy (Helsinki, Finland, since 2000) and has guest lectured at many foreign music academies and universities. 1992-1996 he worked at Kärtner Landeskonservatorium (Klagenfurt, Austria) as professor and head of accordion faculty. His students have won several prizes in accordion competitions, as well as in competitions for multi-instruments. He has been awarded several cultural prizes and grants, including national artist grant. 2014 he was awarded Italian “Voce d`oro” prize. He won the 1st Prize in the Coupe Mondiale competition in Switzerland in 1989.
Mika Väyrynen started accordion playing at age of 5 years . After some private teachers tuition, he was accepted to study accordion playing at Tampere Conservatory. 1981-1985 he studied at “Specially Talented Childrens Departement” at the Sibelius Academy. 1985 he continue his studies at soloist class at the Sibelius Academy, performed his concert diplom with exellent numbers 1991 and got Masters´s Degree in music 1992. During season 1988-1989 he studied in Paris, France. He become Doctor of Music 1997, from the Sibelius Academy.
Program:
Johann Sebastian Bach (1685-1750)/Arr. Mika Väyrynen:
Chaconne D minor (BWV 1004)
Edvard Grieg (1843-1907):
From “Lyrical Pieces”
• Butterfly op. 43, no. 1
• Solitary wonderer op. 43, no. 2
• Little bird op. 43, no. 4
• Brooklet op. 62, no. 4
Aulis Sallinen (b. 1935):
Adagio nr. 1 op.102/1
Aulis Sallinen:
Preludes and Fugues op. 95 for solo accordion
(2009, dedicated to Mika Väyrynen)
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Pasi Lyytikäinen (b.1975):
The Sound of Ice
(2013, dedicated to Mika Väyrynen)
Paavo Korpijaakko (b.1977):
Peer Gynt Fantasy
(2013, dedicated to Mika Väyrynen)
Mika Väyrynen (b. 1967):
Three Finnish Folksongs
• The sky is blue and white
• Ostrobotnian polska (in memoriam Juha Nikkola)
• Little folksong
Camille Saint-Saens (1835-1921)/
Vladimir Horowitz/Mika Väyrynen:
Danse Macabre |
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