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Kalevi Kiviniemi
12+ albums
pipe organ
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Kalevi Ilmari Kiviniemi (born 30 June 1958) is a Finnish concert organist. He has given over 2000 concerts, and his discography includes nearly 200 titles, many of them featuring significant and unique organs across the US, Japan, the Philippines, Australia, Italy, France, Switzerland and Germany. Kiviniemi is also considered to be a distinguished improviser, especially in the tradition of a French line that runs from Charles Tournemire through to Pierre Cochereau. Born in Jalasjärvi, Kiviniemi studied at the Sibelius Academy, concert diploma in 1983 under Eero Väätäinen and Olli Linjama (improvisation). In the late 1980s and early 1990s he started an international career with recitals in Prague, Japan and London. He has toured e.g. in Europe, the US, Russia, Asia, Australia and the Philippines. Kiviniemi has frequently performed at Notre Dame in Paris. His first performance there in 2000, together with Olivier Latry, titulaire des grands orgue of Notre-Dame, was televised. His first solo performance at Notre Dame was in 2002. In addition to solo recitals and chamber music recitals, he has appeared with major orchestras such as the Moscow Chamber Orchestra and the Moscow Symphony Orchestra. Kiviniemi has worked together with composer Aulis Sallinen and premiered his works in Finland, France and Great Britain. Kiviniemi has played in some of the most celebrated venues in the world, such as Notre-Dame de Paris, Leipzig Gewandhaus, Tchaikovsky Hall in Moscow, the Great Hall o
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Wedding Organ
Satie
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Virtuoso Organ Collection
Organ Fireworks
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In Concert: Live At Sibelius Hall
Christmas Organ
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The Battle - Organ Music from The Gothic Period, Renaissance and Early Baroque
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Christmas in the Bleak Midwinter
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Rakastan, tahdon: Häämarssit ja valssit
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Under The Sky Of Paris
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Joulun odotuksessa
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Joulun virsi - elämän virsi