The symphony welcomes Tarmo Peltokoski, conducting Sibelius and annual favorite concertmaster, Jeff Thayer, playing Mozart
Finnish conductor Tarmo Peltokoski has garnered praise, become friends with famed pianist Yuja Wang and earned invitations to lead prestigious European orchestras. The 22-year-old is making his U.S. debut with a pair of San Diego Symphony concerts this week.
“One can’t become a conductor unless it’s by conducting orchestras. One needs teachers and mentors, but it really needs to be self-taught at the end of the day.”Last January, he was named the principal guest conductor for Germany’s Die Deutsche Kammerphilharmonie Bremen. In the spring, he became the music and artistic director for the Latvian National Symphony Orchestra. In September, Peltokoski became principal guest conductor for Rotterdam Philharmonisch Orkest in the Netherlands.
“It’s almost cliché for a Finnish conductor to bring that piece,” Peltokoski said. “But it has one of the most triumphant endings in all of music. People love to hear it.”Thayer will play Mozart’s third violin concerto, also known as the “Strassburg Concerto,” at this week’s concerts. He chose it because he had previously performed Mozart’s first two violin concertos.
Peltokoski also will be expanding his repertoire in coming years. Born in Finland to a Filipino mother and Finnish father — neither of whom were musically inclined — he began studying piano at 8 and conducting at 14.
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