Eero Hämeenniemi
Eero Olavi Hämeenniemi (born 29 April 1951) is a Finnish composer, musician and writer. He is an adjunct professor at the University of the Arts Helsinki and he has played and recorded solo improvisation concerts. Hämeenniemi has written several books about South Indian music culture and translated Tamil poetry.
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Eero Hämeenniemi
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- Eero Olavi Hämeenniemi
- Born
- 29 April 1951
- Birthplace
- Valkeakoski
- Occupation
- Composer, musician and writer
- Full name
- Eero Olavi Hämeenniemi.
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Eero Olavi Hämeenniemi (born 29 April 1951) is a Finnish composer, musician and writer. He is an adjunct professor at the University of the Arts Helsinki and he has played and recorded solo improvisation concerts. Hämeenniemi has written several books about South Indian music culture and translated Tamil poetry.
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Recently he has written a book on South Italy: Napolista etelään (2021) and another, Kulkija Venetsiassa (2022), on the musical orphanages of Venice.
Finnish composer and writer Eero Hämeenniemi presenting his new book and talking about his travels in India - Kerava City Library (2005)
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• Name — Eero Olavi Hämeenniemi • Born — 29 April 1951 • Birthplace — Valkeakoski • Occupation — Composer, musician and writer
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Selected works
World premiere details shown where available • Symphony no. 3 (1999) (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Sakari Oramo, 3 November 1999, Helsinki) • Symphony no. 2 (1988) (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Jukka-Pekka Saraste, 31 August 1988, Helsinki) • Symphony no. 1 (1983) (Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Leif Segerstam, 18 April 1984, Helsinki) • Viola Concerto (2001) (viola: Tommi Aalto, Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra, cond. Sakari Oramo, 12 October 2001, Helsinki) • Red Earth and Rain (2007), Bombay Jayashri, Avanti chamber orchestra, 2008, Helsinki • Yaadum uuree (2013), Bombay Jayashri, HKO, cond. John Storgårds, 2013 Helsinki • Klarinetiseikkailu (2020), Lauri Sallinen, Saimaa Sinfonietta, cond. Erkki Lasonpalo, 2021, Lappeenranta
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