Juho Pohjonen – piano
One of the brightest young instrumental talents to emerge from Finland today, Juho Pohjonen has attracted great attention as one of the Nordic countries’ most intriguing and talented pianists. Season highlights for 2013-14 include performances with The Philharmonia Orchestra and Nicholas Collon, and debuts with Bamburger Symphonkier and Tonhalle Orchestra, Zürich under Lionel Bringuier. Juho will also make his debut at Ravinia Festival, Chicago and Chopin Festival, Mallorca. The 2012-13 season saw Juho Pohjonen perform Beethoven with The Philharmonia Orchestra and Esa-Pekka Salonen, Mozart with Iceland Symphony Orchestra and Messaien’s Des Canyons aux Etoiles at Carnegie Hall.
Juho Pohjonen was selected by András Schiff as the winner of the 2009 Klavier Festival Ruhr Scholarship. In addition, Juho Pohjonen has won numerous prizes in both Finnish and international competitions, including: First Prize at the 2004 Nordic Piano Competition in Nyborg, Denmark, First Prize at the International Young Artists 2000 Concerto Competition, Stockholm, the Prokofiev Prize at the AXA Dublin International Piano Competition 2003, and was a prize winner at The Helsinki International Maj Lind Piano Competition 2002.
PROGRAM
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Fantasia in C minor, K. 475
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791): Sonata in C minor, K. 457
Alexander Scriabin (1872-1915): Sonata in G-sharp minor No 2 op. 19, ”Sonata fantasia”
Ludwig van Beethoven (1770-1827): Sonata in E-flat Major No 13 op. 27/1, ”Quasi una fantasia”
Franz Liszt (1811-1886): Après une lecture de Dante: Fantasia quasi sonata