Kimmo Hakola

Finnish composer

Kimmo Hannu Tapio Hakola (born 27 July 1958) is a Finnish composer. Born in Jyväskylä, he studied composition with Einojuhani Rautavaara and Magnus Lindberg at Sibelius Academy. He first came to prominence with his First String Quartet, which won the Unesco Composers' Rostrum in 1987.

Among his best-known works are his Clarinet Concerto, Piano Concerto (1996), Violin Concerto (2012) and Guitar Concerto. Apart from concertos he has written several orchestral works, chamber music and solo pieces for different instruments. He has also composed operas including the cartoon opera Mastersingers of Mars (2000), the family opera Mara and Katti (2011) and the monologue opera Akseli (2012). His opera La Fenice was performed at the Savonlinna Opera Festival in 2012. His Concerto Fidl, Op.99, was the test piece for the finalists of the 2019 Queen Elisabeth Competition for Violin and was written specially for that occasion.

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Works

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Capriole
Chamber Concerto
Chamber Concerto: I. Furioso
Chamber Concerto: II. Tempestoso
Chamber Concerto: III. Amoroso
Chamber Concerto: IV. Forza con fuoco
Chamber Concerto: V. Misterioso
Clarinet Concerto
Clarinet Concerto: I. Introduzione - Allegro con fuoco - Cadenza
Clarinet Concerto: II. Hidden Songs
Clarinet Concerto: III. Allegro Farara
Clarinet Concerto: IV. Khasene
Clarinet Quintet
Clarinet Quintet: I. Process
Clarinet Quintet: II. Meditation
Guitar Concerto
Guitar Concerto: I. (Allegro brillante)
Guitar Concerto: II. Adio (Amaroso)
Guitar Concerto: III. Ghetto (Allegro, quasi cadenza)
Piano Concerto
Piano Concerto: I. Furioso
Piano Concerto: II. Capricci
Piano Concerto: III. Forza
Piano Concerto: IV. Toccata
Piano Concerto: IX. Lux
Piano Concerto: V. Fuoco
Piano Concerto: VI. Cadenza
Piano Concerto: VII. Maestoso
Piano Concerto: VIII. Triste
Sinfonietta
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