John Storgårds

John Storgårds is a Finnish conductor and violin virtuoso, known for his solid interest in using and promoting modern music. After learning violin with Esther Raitio and Jouko Ignatius on the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, he visited Israel to review with Chaim Taub. While executing as an orchestra musician, Storgårds often led as concert professional, and he created a pastime in conducting, especially after getting an give to carry out the Helsinki School Symphony Orchestra. From 1993 to 1997, he examined performing with Eri Klas and Jorma Panula on the Sibelius Academy. Storgårds was concert professional from the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra under Esa-Pekka Salonen. In 1996, he used responsibilities as the creative director from the Chamber Orchestra of Lapland, one of the most northerly orchestra in European countries. As a visitor conductor, he spent some time working with numerous worldwide orchestras, like the Town of Birmingham Symphony, the Swedish Radio Symphony Orchestra, the Oslo Philharmonic, the Danish Country wide Symphony, the Bamberger Symphoniker, the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, holland Radio Symphony Orchestra, as well as the Orchestra Sinfonica Nazionale della RAI Torino. He became primary visitor conductor from the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra in 2003, after that was employed as main conductor through 2014. He also offered as main conductor from the Tampere Philharmonic Orchestra from 2006 to 2009. In 2012, Storgårds was called as primary visitor conductor from the BBC Philharmonic, overtaking from Vassily Sinaisky. Storgårds was a creator from the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra, and offers led the ensemble’s Summer season Sounds Event. He in addition has been artistic movie director from the Korsholm Music Event. He was granted the Finnish Condition Reward for Music in 2002. Storgårds offers documented for Sony, Ondine, and BIS, carrying out music by Panufnik, Corigliano, Holmboe, Melartin, and Vasks.