Antti Siirala facts for kids
Antti Siirala is a talented Finnish pianist. He was born in Helsinki on May 16, 1979. Antti Siirala is known for his amazing piano skills and has won many important music competitions.
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Antti Siirala's Music Journey
Antti Siirala's career as a world-famous pianist began when he won the 10th Vienna Beethoven competition. He was the youngest person to win this competition. He also received a special award for playing a difficult Beethoven song called the "Hammerklavier" Sonata.
After that, he won more big awards. He won the London International Piano Competition in 2000. In 2003, he won both the Dublin International Piano Competition and the Leeds International Piano Competition. These wins helped him become known around the world.
Big Performances
In February 2005, Antti Siirala performed for the first time at the Cologne Philharmonie in Germany. This was a very important concert for him.
He has played with many famous orchestras. In 2009 and 2010, he performed with the WDR Sinfonieorchester Köln and the City of Birmingham Symphony Orchestra.
In October 2009, Antti Siirala played with the San Francisco Symphony Orchestra in the United States.
In April 2010, he was one of only four pianists chosen to play in a special series for the Berliner Philharmoniker. He played alongside other famous pianists like Lang Lang. Later in August 2010, he performed with the Mostly Mozart Orchestra at the Lincoln Center in New York.
Music Recordings and Interests
Antti Siirala has recorded many albums. His recordings of music by Schubert and Brahms received special awards from Gramophone Magazine.
While he loves playing music by Beethoven and Brahms, Antti Siirala is also interested in new music. He has performed new songs by composers like Walter Gieseler and Kalevi Aho for the very first time. He also plays the first piano solo piece by Kaija Saariaho, called “Balladen.”
Antti Siirala's Albums
Here are some of the albums Antti Siirala has recorded:
- Schubert Piano Transcriptions by Liszt, Prokofiev, Busoni and Godowsky. (2003)
- Johannes Brahms: Sonata in F Minor; 16 Waltzes. (2004)
- Kalevi Aho: Piano Concerto No. 2. With Lahti Symphony Orchestra and Osmo Vänskä. (2010)
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Late Sonatas Nos. 30 - 32. (2012)
- Franz Schubert: Quintet for Piano and Strings in A Major "Trout". With Benjamin Schmid, Violin / Lars Anders Tomter, Viola / Jan Vogler, Cello / Janne Saksala, Double bass. (2012)
- Franz Schubert: Die Forelle (The Trout) D 550. With Jan Vogler, Cello / Janne Saksala, Doublebass. (2012)
- Matthew Whittall: Hors d`oeuvre. (2012)
- Ludwig van Beethoven: Triple-Concerto op. 56. With Colin Jacobsen, Violin / Jan Vogler, Cello / The Knights / Eric Jacobsen. (2012)
See also
In Spanish: Antti Siirala para niños
