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Tuija
Hakkila is a pianist interested in different styles
and her repertoire ranges from Johann Sebastian
Bach to contemporary music. In the last ten years
she has regularly performed with the fortepiano in
classical and romantic programmes and has gained
international acclaim for her complete recording of
the Mozart Fortepiano Sonatas. She is involved in
working with contemporary composers and has given
many first performances of new works. Together with
her fellow musicians she has made an effort in
performing less-known older repertoire as well as
enlightening the stylistic context of each
period. Hakkila
has performed both as a soloist, in chamber groups
and as a lied pianist in most European Countries,
the United States, Japan, Africa and South America.
She has recorded widely for broadcasting companies
in different countries. Her
discography with the Finlandia Records includes a
solo recital of Ravel and Dutilleux, the complete
Mozart sonatas, the Flute trios by Haydn (with
Mikael Helasvuo, flute and Anssi Karttunen, cello)
the Complete music by Beethoven for cello and
fortepiano and two duo recitals with 20th century
music for cello and piano (with Mr.
Karttunen). Tuija
Hakkila studied at the Sibelius Academy with Liisa
Pohjola and Eero Heinonen and continued her studies
at the Paris Conservatory with Jacques Rouvier and
Theodor Paraskivesco. She studied the 20th century
piano music with Claude Helffer in Paris and
classical performance practices and fortepiano
playing with Malcolm Bilson in the United States.
Hakkila was a Fulbright Scholar at the Columbia
University in New York City in 1985-86. Since
1987 she has held a senior position in piano
playing with the soloist department at the Sibelius
Academy. Since 1989 she is also the artistic
director of the annual Hämeenlinna Early Music
Festival. As of 1999 she also directs the Concert
series of the Sibelius-Academy. After
studies in Helsinki (Juho Alvas), Prague (Frantisek
Cech) and Freiburg (Aurèle Nicolet) Mikael
Helasvuo worked as the principal solo flautist in
the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra from 1976 to
1988. As a soloist on both baroque-, classical- and
modern flute he has been performing widely in
Europe, USA, South-America and Japan. He has also
made many award-winning recordings. 1992 he
received the Madetoja Prize of Finnish Composers
for his interpretations of contemporary
music. Discography
of Mikael Helasvuo: LP-Recordings: "Ode
to Marilyn" (Electro
acoustical) Love
Records New
Finnish Music Kokkonen,
Segerstam, wind quintets, The Helsinki
Woodwind Quintet BIS Stamitz
and Benda: Flute
Concertos, with Helsinki Chamber
Orchestra, cond. Jukka-Pekka
Saraste BIS CD-
recordings: Stamitz
and Benda Flute
Concertos, with Helsinki Chamber
Orchestra, cond. Jukka-Pekka
Saraste BIS
W.A.Mozart: Complete
Flute Works with orchestra with The
Ostrobothnian Chamber Orchestra, cond.
Juha Kangas BIS Mauro
Giuliani Complete
Works for Flute and Guitar, with Jukka
Savijoki BIS
(3 CDs) "Flauto
dolce-Flauto traverso" Handel,
Telemann, Boismortier, Naudot etc.,
Sibelius-Academy Baroque
Ensemble Ondine "Jeux" Heininen,
Salonen, Meriläinen, with Ilmo Ranta,
piano Ondine "Les
Gouts-réünis" Couperin,
Leclair, Morel etc. Baroque ensemble "Les
Gouts-réunis" Ondine Finnish
Flute Concertos Bergman,
Englund, Meriläinen, Finnish Radio
Symphony Orchestra, cond. Leif
Segerstam Finlandia Astor
Piazzolla: Histoire
du Tango, Etudes Tanguistiques, with Jukka
Savijoki Ondine J.
Haydn: Trios
for Fortepiano, Flute and 'Cello, with
Tuija Hakkila and Anssi
Karttunen Finlandia "Cluster
Ensemble": Bergman,
Saariaho, Kaipainen, Meriläinen,
Sveinsson, Maros Ondine Toru
Takemitsu: Complete
Works with Flute and Guitar Ondine Anton
Diabelli: Chamber
Music with Jukka Savijoki, guit, Jouko
Mansnerus, viola, Petteri Salomaa,
voice Ondine C.P.
E. Bach: Concerto
in d-minor with Avanti Chamber
Orchestra) Classical
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