Roland Pontinen

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THE SWEDISH PIANIST ROLAND PÖNTINEN made his debut in 1981 with the Royal Stockholm Philharmonic Orchestra and has since then performed with major orchestras in Europe,USA,Korea,South-America, Australia and New Zealand.He has co-operated with Myung-Whun Chung,Rafael Frühbeck de Burgos,Neeme Järvi,Paavo Järvi, Esa-Pekka Salonen,Jukka-Pekka Saraste,Leif Segerstam,Evgeny Svetlanov,Franz Welser-Möst and David Zinman to name a few. HIGHLIGHTS INCLUDE PERFORMANCES WITH the Philharmonia Orchestra in Paris and London,Los Angeles Philharmonics in Hollywood Bowl,with Scottish Chamber Orchestra in Glasgow and Edinburgh as well as appearances in London Proms where he has played both the Grieg Piano Concerto and the Ligeti Piano Concerto. THANKS TO AN INSATIABLE MUSICAL APPETITE and a stupendous technique he has acquired a vast repertoire, ranging from Bach to Ligeti. The emphasis is on the ”golden era” in piano-literature from the 19:th century–in particular Beethoven,Chopin and Liszt– through the first half of the 20:th century with composers such as Debussy,Busoni,Szymanowski and Rachmaninov. ROLAND PÖNTINEN IS A PASSIONATE CHAMBERMUSICIAN and has taken part in innumerable constellations but plays regularly only with a few musicians such as the violinist Ulf Wallin,with whom he is currently recording all the Reger Violinsonatas,the soprano Barbara Hendricks and with his piano duo colleague Love Derwinger. He has participated in a great number of festivals such as Berliner Festwochen

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Erik Satie: 50 Essential Piano Pieces

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Best - Chopin

PIANORAMA - Collection of Film Music for Piano

SATIE: Piano Music

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The 50 Darkest Pieces of Classical Music

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Classical Moods: Nostalgia

SCHOENBERG / BERG: Piano Music

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The 99 Most Essential Summer Classics

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The 50 Most Essential Classics of the Romantic Era

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Roland Pöntinen: Music For A Rainy Day

Roland Pöntinen plays Chopin

PONTINEN, Roland: RUSSIAN PIANO MUSIC

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