TOMMI HYYTINEN (FINLAND) FRENCH HORN MASTER CLASSES
2022 May 23–25
LMTA Building 2: Room 2302 (Vilniaus 6-2, Vilnius)
TOMMI HYYTINEN (FINLAND) FRENCH HORN MASTER CLASSES
Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki
May 23th, Monday, 13:30–20:00
May 24th, Tuesday, 13:30–20:00
May 25th, Wednesday, 13:30–18:30
Tommi Hyytinen is Finnish horn artist and pedagogue. He works at the Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra as a horn player and at the Sibelius Academy of the University of the Arts Helsinki as a horn and natural horn teacher. Additionally he is also a member of the Finnish Baroque Orchestra. Hyytinen graduated as Doctor of Music from the Sibelius Academy in 2009. He is an active chamber musician, and is a member of The Golden Horns, Helsinki Brass Quartet and Arctic Hysteria wind quintet. Hyytinen is also active in the contemporary music scene and has premiered several pieces for horn, such as the horn concertos by composers Atso Almila, Tomi Räisänen, Olli Virtaperko, Uljas Pulkkis, Kai Nieminen and Matthew Whittall. He has released three critically-acclaimed solo discs. Northlands album in which he plays Matthew Whittall’s horn concerto “Northlands” with Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra and conductor Nils Schweckendiek was chosen as the Album of the Year 2017 by Finnish Broadcasting Company YLE. In addition to his work as a musician Hyytinen is also a certified Pilates instructor. He specializes in the musicians’ use of the body. His horn method “Playing from the Core” was published in 2021. Currently Hyytinen is a member of the Advisory Council of the International Horn Society.