Risto Vilho Johannes Lauriala (born 21 November 1949) is a Finnish Classical music pianist.[ Risto Lauriala (Piano). Retrieved 30 March 2012.]
Education
Lauriala was born in
Oulu,
Finland. He studied at the
Sibelius Academy (1969–1972), and completed a master's degree in
piano in 1972. He graduated from the University of Helsinki, majoring in the humanities, and received a bachelor's degree in
musicology in 1973. In addition, he studied piano privately in
London with
Ilona Kabos and
Maria Curcio, as well as at the University of Music and Performing Arts, Vienna, attending masterclasses with Professor Dieter Weber (1973–1975).
Career
Lauriala has performed as soloist with almost all symphony orchestras in Finland. He has performed in solo recitals, in
chamber music groups and as an accompanist for
, both at home and abroad. He has worked as a teacher and accompanist at the Sibelius Academy since 1976, specializing in piano and chamber music. He has been a lecturer in
accompaniment at the Sibelius Academy since 1982.
Awards
In 1970, Lauriala received a first prize at the Maj Lind Piano Competition in Finland, and in 1974, at the Stepanow Competition in
Vienna. In addition, he was a semi-finalist at the International Johann Sebastian Bach Competition in 1980.
Recordings
He has made several recordings with the labels
Alba (incl.
Bach, L.v.
Beethoven,
Schubert and Schubert-Liszt),
Fuga[ Lauriala recordings. Retrieved 6 April 2012.] and
Naxos (incl. Sibelius, S. Palmgren, J. Suk and transcriptions of Bach's works for violin and organ).
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