Finnish cellist Anssi Karttunen is a passionate advocate of contemporary music and his collaboration with composers has led him to give over 90 world premieres as well as 18 concertos written specifically for him. Karttunen plays with many of the best orchestras of the world as well as at major festivals including Edinburgh, Salzburg, Lockenhaus, Spoleto, Berlin, Venice, Montpellier, Strasbourg, and Helsinki. 
CDs range from the complete Beethoven works for cello and fortepiano (on period instruments) and 20th century works for solo cello to concertos with London Sinfonietta and the Los Angeles Philharmonic with Esa-Pekka Salonen.

It was a cold and dark night in the middle of winter when Grammy-nominated violinist Jennifer Koh and cellist Anssi Karttunen gave a recital for the Schubert Club. Listen to a heated up set of Hungarian Folk Tunes by Bela Bartok.


Regional Spotlight: Jennifer Koh

Finnish cellist Anssi Karttunen is a passionate advocate of contemporary music and his collaboration with composers has led him to give over 90 world premieres as well as 18 concertos written specifically for him. Karttunen plays with many of the best orchestras of the world as well as at major festivals including Edinburgh, Salzburg, Lockenhaus, Spoleto, Berlin, Venice, Montpellier, Strasbourg, and Helsinki. 
CDs range from the complete Beethoven works for cello and fortepiano (on period instruments) and 20th century works for solo cello to concertos with London Sinfonietta and the Los Angeles Philharmonic with Esa-Pekka Salonen.


Anssi Karttunen

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