Joonas Kokkonen (pronounced [ˈjoːnɑs ˈkokːonen] ; 13 November 1921 – 2 October 1996) was a Finnish composer. He was one of the most internationally famous...
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director Joonas Kokkonen, Finnish composer Kiti Kokkonen, Finnish actress and author Lauri Kokkonen, Finnish author and playwright Marketta Kokkonen, Finnish...
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designed by the Finnish architect Alvar Aalto for the composer Joonas Kokkonen. Villa Kokkonen is one of only a few private residential buildings, and the...
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Sallinen studied at the Sibelius Academy, where his teachers included Joonas Kokkonen. He has had works commissioned by the Kronos Quartet, and has also...
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basketball player Joonas Järvinen (born 1989), Finnish ice hockey player Joonas Kemppainen (born 1988), Finnish ice hockey player Joonas Kokkonen (1921–1996)...
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avant-garde piece by Vassil Kazandjiev Lux Aeterna for organ, a 1974 work by Joonas Kokkonen Lux aeterna, a 1926 symphonic poem for orchestra with viola obligato...
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based on his own play, to the opera version of The Last Temptations by Joonas Kokkonen. Hopeinen kynttilänjalka 5-act play. Jyväskylä 1960. Gummerus 124 pages...
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Horseman and The Red Line by Aulis Sallinen, The Last Temptations by Joonas Kokkonen and Silkkirumpu by Paavo Heininen. Valjakka is also noted for lied...
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an opera by Joonas Kokkonen, with a recording in the Deutsche Grammophon label. The libretto of the opera was written by Lauri Kokkonen who had earlier...
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houses of Jean Sibelius, Juhani Aho, Pekka Halonen, Eero Järnefelt, Joonas Kokkonen and Aleksis Kivi are on the edges of the lake. The Lake Tuusulanjärvi...
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Crusell, Uuno Klami, Tauno Marttinen, Robert Kajanus, Sofia Gubaidulina, Joonas Kokkonen, Jan Sandström, Jean Sibelius, and Fredrik Pacius. Vänskä was chief...
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international reputation in the 1970s with works by Joonas Kokkonen and Aulis Sallinen. Kokkonen's opera The Last Temptations (1975) was staged in Metropolitan...
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Moscow, London, and New York City. Along with Sallinen's stage works, Joonas Kokkonen's opera The Last Temptations contributed to that era's rise of Finnish...
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(2005) Dmitry Kabalevsky (1962) Volker David Kirchner Ståle Kleiberg Joonas Kokkonen Cyrillus Kreek (1927) Huub de Lange Morten Lauridsen: "Lux Aeterna"...
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Kaski (1885–1957) Yrjö Kilpinen (1892–1959) Uuno Klami (1900–1961) Joonas Kokkonen (1921–1996) Juhani Komulainen (born 1953) Olli Kortekangas (born 1955)...
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translation of the name is "Damn Grandfathers". 20th-century composer Joonas Kokkonen was born here, as were singer-songwriter Jaakko Teppo and jazz pianist...
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diploma in 1973. He completed postgraduate studies with Einar Englund, Joonas Kokkonen and Einojuhani Rautavaara. He served as a cantor at the Pohja Finnish...
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Finnish opera Viimeiset kiusaukset (The Last Temptations), authored by Joonas Kokkonen and one of Finland's most distinguished national operas, was given...
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(1849–1907) Siegfried Köhler (1923–2017) Ellis B. Kohs (1916–2000) Joonas Kokkonen (1921–1996) Walter Kollo (1878–1940) Pierre Kolp (born 1969) Karel...
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p. 243. ISBN 0-8256-1449-X. Jurkowski, Edward (2004). The Music of Joonas Kokkonen, pp.78, 84, 184. ISBN 9780754607892. Smyth 1999, pp. 126–127, 142....
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collection of music by Finnish composers Jean Sibelius, Aarre Merikanto, Joonas Kokkonen, Erik Bergman, and Einojuhani Rautavaara. Liisa Karhilo died on 4 May...
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forefront of the Finnish classical music scene, alongside composers Joonas Kokkonen and Erkki Salmenhaara. In the mid-1960s, however, Rautavaara fell into...
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director (d. 2013) 1920 – Jack Elam, American actor (d. 2003) 1921 – Joonas Kokkonen, Finnish pianist and composer (d. 1996) 1922 – Jack Narz, American...
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The Last Temptations (category Compositions by Joonas Kokkonen)
(Finnish: Viimeiset kiusaukset) is an opera in two acts by Joonas Kokkonen to a libretto by Lauri Kokkonen. Along with Leevi Madetoja's Pohjalaisia and Aarre...
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Music Quarterly (4): 38–41. Jurkowski, Edward (2020). The Music of Joonas Kokkonen. Routledge. ISBN 9781138621114. Knockaert, Yves (2005). "Vlaanderen...
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Ishii 1921 2009 Japanese Božidar Kantušer 1921 1999 American/Slovenian Joonas Kokkonen 1921 1996 Finnish Mustafa Krantja 1921 2002 Albanian Robert Kurka 1921...
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of his work as the stage set of the opera Viimeiset kiusaukset by Joonas Kokkonen. The opera is about Paavo Ruotsalainen. Hartman donated a collection...
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Concerto Dreamscapes (2007) Raoul Koczalski Cello Concerto (1915) Joonas Kokkonen Cello Concerto (1969) ([7]) Benedykt Konowalski [pl] Concerto for cello...
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Peeter Süda Oskar Merikanto Kalevi Aho Paavo Heininen Kalevi Kiviniemi Joonas Kokkonen Taneli Kuusisto Erkki Melartin Väinö Raitio Einojuhani Rautavaara (see...
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Kantušer (1921–1999): Seven string quartets, between 1953 and 1988. Joonas Kokkonen (1921–1996): Three string quartets (1959, 1966, 1976). Robert Simpson...
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