Maria Kalaniemi

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Maria Kalaniemi performing in Warszawa during Cross Culture Festival 2011

Maria Kalaniemi (born May 27, 1964 in Espoo, Finland)[1] is a Finnish accordionist.[2] She was classically trained, gaining her MMus from the Sibelius Academy in 1992,[1] but has become mostly known as a folk musician having played this music from childhood, besides her classical music studies, and also at the folk music department of the Sibelius Academy.

Groups[]

Ensembles she is or has been involved with are:

  • , formed during the years at the Sibelius Academy:[3] before they disbanded, they recorded three albums.
  • ,[2] also formed at the Sibelius Academy including fiddler Arto Järvelä, pianist Timo Alakotila, mandolinist , guitarist and . The group made their last recording in 1999.
  • A duo consisting of her and Timo Alakotila, that recorded the album Ambra.
  • Maria Kalaniemi Trio, extending the duo with Olli Varis. Both the duo and the trio play traditional tunes, popular Finnish tunes from about the mid-20th century as well as new material by Kalaniemi and Alakotila. The trio released a live CD recorded in Tokyo, Tokyo concert, that partly contains the same tunes as Ambra.[4]
  • Accordion Tribe,[1] an international accordion group consisting of Kalaniemi, Guy Klucevsek from the United States, Bratko Bibic from Slovenia, Lars Hollmer from Sweden and Otto Lechner from Austria[5]
  • (Tango-Orkesteri Unto) with (vocals), Timo Alakotila, (guitar), Mauno Järvelä (violin) and (double bass). The group was formed to perform at one particular occasion, and later released a CD that outside of Finland is sold as Finnish tango.
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  • ,[1] a Swedish-speaking project with the singer and the fiddler

She has also worked and recorded with the Swedish fiddler ,[3] the popular Finnish singer Katri Helena, the singer/actor/flautist Vesa-Matti Loiri, the Finnish accordionist Kimmo Pohjonen and many others. In 2004, she was the special guest at a concert in London with the BBC Concert Orchestra and the Finnish fiddler group JPP playing duets with Timo Alakotila plus a piece by Alakotila for accordion, orchestra and JPP written for this occasion.

Discography[]

  • Ahma, 2001 ()
  • Bellow Poetry, 2006 ()
  • Planet Squeezebox, 1995 ()

Also appears on[]

Honours[]

  • 1997: 3 Years Composer Grant[1]
  • 1996: Prize of Finland[1]
  • 1983: Golden Accordion Competition[1]

References[]

  1. ^ Jump up to: a b c d e f g h Andy Gregory (2002). The International Who's Who in Popular Music 2002. Psychology Press. p. 268. ISBN 978-1-85743-161-2.
  2. ^ Jump up to: a b Paul Verna (25 January 1997). Reviews & Previews. Billboard. Nielsen Business Media, Inc. p. 59. ISSN 0006-2510.
  3. ^ Jump up to: a b Tina K. Ramnarine (August 2003). Ilmatar's Inspirations: Nationalism, Globalization, and the Changing Soundscapes of Finnish Folk Music. University of Chicago Press. ISBN 978-0-226-70402-9.
  4. ^ Nordic Sounds. NOMUS. 2001.
  5. ^ The Accordion in All Its Guises. Harwood Academic Publishers. 2001.

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