Free the Music with Pekka Kuusisto
Violinist and composer Pekka Kuusisto explores performing boundaries and beyond in three diverse and fascinating playlists.
Pekka Kuusisto is a solo violinist, conductor, composer and folk musician who can change the way people think about music.
In this three-part series, he muses on how much creative freedom a musician really has, and the complex relationship between improvisation and 'sticking to the plan'. How is a performance dictated by time, place, tradition, learned techniques and mindset? And how can we open the door to wider musical freedom in the future for performers, composers and listeners?
Pekka illustrates his thoughts with a wide selection of music, ranging from Purcell and Paganini to Mahler, Miles Davis and The White Stripes, and he also gets his violin out to create some on-the-spot improvisations.
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