Olli Mustonen, a native of Helsinki, started learning piano at age five, as well as harpsichord and composition. During his extensive career, he has collaborated with the world’s leading orchestral bodies (Berlin Philharmonic, New York Philharmonic and Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra) and a number of prominent conductors (Daniel Barenboim, Vladimir Ashkenazy and Esa-Pekka Salonen). His long-term music partner is the British cellist Steven Isserlis. As a soloist, he has given concerts at the Fryderyk Chopin Institute in Warsaw, in Zankel Hall, New York and in the Australian Sydney Opera House Concert Hall. Among this season’s highlights is his collaboration with the St. Petersburg Philharmonic led by Jurij Těmirkanov, a South American tour and a number of recitals in Italy, Germany, Finland, Japan and Singapore.
As a composer, he presented in September of last year the world premiere of his composition for tenor, cello and piano Taivaanvalot (Heavenly Lights); in February 2020 he introduced his new String Quintet commissioned for the Beethoven Festival in Bonn. In 2019 in Hanau he was awarded the Hindemith Prize (Hindemith-Preis der Stadt Hanau) for his exceptional work in music.
