Petteri Iivonen
Artist

Petteri Iivonen

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Type
Solo artist
Styles
classical music

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Next date in Paris

Vivaldi : Les Quatre Saisons - Ave Maria et Airs Sacrés

Petteri Iivonen is a Finnish violinist born in Helsinki in 1987. He specialises in classical music and released his first album, Art of the Violin, in 2011.

Next date in Paris: 31 October at Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis.

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Latest album
Art of the Sonata (2011)
Born
1987 · Helsinki
Origin
Finland

About — The artist

Petteri Iivonen, born on 14 August 1987, is a Finnish violinist. He studied at the Sibelius Academy, the University of Southern California and Tel Aviv University, with Hagai Shaham. In 2005 he won the National Violin Competition in Kuopio, Finland, and in 2010 he was awarded second prize at the Jean Sibelius International Violin Competition. His Israeli debut took place in 2010 at the Mann Auditorium in Tel Aviv, under maestro Zubin Mehta.

He released his first album, Art of the Violin, on Yarlung Records in 2009, followed by Art of the Sonata in 2011, both recorded with pianist Kevin Fitz-Gerald, as well as a recording as a member of the Sibelius Piano Trio in 2016. Petteri Iivonen plays a Carlo Bergonzi violin (Villa Gyllenberg) dating from 1732, which has previously belonged to Isaac Stern and Paavo Berglund.

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Discography

  • Art of the Violin 2011
  • Art of the Sonata 2011

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Next date: Sat 31 Oct · Eglise Saint-Paul-Saint-Louis Book now from €20.50