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East Helsinki Music Institute (IHMO)
www.ihmo.fi
Helsinki Strings
Music Director
Jukka Rantamäki began his violin studies with Géza Szilvay at the East Helsinki Music Institute and continued, at the
Sibelius Academy, with Jouko Ignatius, Kaija Saarikettu and Alexander Vinnitsky. In his childhood, he was Concert-master in the Helsinki
Junior Strings, (now known as 'The Helsinki Strings’), and has been Associate Concertmaster at the Tapiola Sinfonietta in Espoo since the
orchestra was founded in 1987. In 2011, he became conductor of the Helsinki Strings Orchestra. En 2011, se convirtió en director de la
Orquesta de Cuerdas de Helsinki.
Orquestra Helsinki Strings
Violin I
Andrea Puscasu, Aino Niemi, Noémi Peura, Saara Punkari, Senja Mokkila, Iita Hietikko,
Violin II
Darja Gustafsson, Lotta Ilonen, Kanerva Kostamovaara, Taikatuuli Ahmala, Stella Henell, Ida Peltonen,
Viola
Julie Svacinová, Mimosa Korhonen, Matias Ola,
Cello
Juho Peltonen, Kasper Sydänmäki, Aapeli Kostekivi, Waltteri Helisalo, Silja Toivio
Bass
Sohvi Puska, Olavi Seppälä
Guitarras de Ihmon kitarakvintetti
Aaro Piiroinen, Linda Svaçinová, Roni Huotari
Matti Riutamaa, Hannu Seljänperä
Composer
John Zaradin, guitarrista/composer/arranger. In recent years, John Zaradin has been supervising his improvisation and
composition course for guitar at IHMO, Helsinki, Finland. Last year, the school commissioned a work for guitar and string orchestra that
premiered in October in Helsinki. It is this work, Suite #4 for Guitar and Strings, which is presented in this programme.
John currently works from his studio in Benidoleig. Visit www.johnzaradin.com