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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