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ELISA KEROLA
(date of birth: February 15, 1972 Helsinki, Finland)
EDUCATION |
1998-2004 Sibelius Academy, Main Subject kantele
1993- 1998 Conservatory of Central Finland
1991- 1992 Lahti Folk High School, Training Programme of Dramatic Art
1991 Rauhala Upper Secondary School
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DEGREES |
2004 Master of Music
1998 Teacher of Music Institution
1991 Secondary School Graduate, Rauhala Upper Secondary School
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LANGUAGE SKILLS |
Finnish, English, Swedish, German
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FIRST
PERFORMANCES |
2006 Adina Dumitrescu: Four Breaths for Kantele
2006 Herman Rechberger: Liru
2006 Diego Soifer: Desparation, Break, The Children
2005 Hannu Pohjannoro: Katajan laulu
2004 Pekka Kostiainen: Capriccio
2004 Paola Livorsi: Ascolta
2003 Janne Ikonen: Verso
2003 Bruno Karrer: Recherche
2002 Tapio Tuomela: Kuura
1998 Pekka Kostiainen: Concertino for Kantele and Orchestra
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PERFORMANCES IN FINLAND (SELECTIVE) |
2006 Solo concert at the Sibelius-Academy
2006 Concert at Kihveli Soikoon Festival with the Hankasalmi Kantele Ensemble
2006 Performance in chamber concert of the Jyväskylä Sinfonia
2005 Mikko Raasakka's Docmus concert
2004 Kantele concert at Jyväskylä Summer Festival
2004 First Performance at the Tampere Biennale
2003 Performance at the first Sibelius Academy Kantele Festival
2003 Virtaa Quartet concerts in Jyväskylä and Helsinki
2002 Joint concerts with Hackbrett's player Ruedi Bischoff in Finland
2002 Performance at Viitasaari Musiikin Aika Festival
2000 Martti Pokela composition concert at Samuelin Poloneesi Festival
1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Solo concerts in Paateri Church during summer
1998 First performance of Concertino for Kantele and Orchestra by Pekka Kostiainen
1998 Solo concert in Ulvila Church
1997 Representative of Central Finland and Vaasa Region in the Pohjolan Kyky (Nordic talent) competition in TV 1
1995 55 Anniversary Festive Concert of Finn-kantele in Finlandia House
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PERFORMANCES ABROAD (SELECTIVE) |
2005 Solo concert in Sardinia at Festival di Musica Antica
2005 Duo concert with Mikko Raasakka at the Finnish Institute in Paris
2003 Duo concert with Mikko Raasakka at Sound Ways Festival in St. Petersburg
2003 Concert in St. Gallen, Switzerland
2003 Performance at Kantele Festival in Parnu, Estonia
2001 Concert tour in Switzerland
2000 Performance in the International Baltic Psaltery Congress in Riga, Latvia
1998 Concert tour as the soloist for the University of Jyväskylä Symphony Orchestra in Germany
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OTHER MUSICAL ACTIVITIES: |
TEACHING
2006- East Helsinki Music Institute
2006- Tampere Polytechnic
2004-2005 Sibelius Academy
1996-2006 Ala-Keitele Music Institute
1998 East Helsinki Music Institute
1996-1997 Oulu Conservatoire
1988-1991 Music School of Pielisen-Karjala
COURSES FOR MENTALLY HANDICAPPED YOUNG PEOPLE
2005 Music and dance course, Kirsikoti, Lieksa
2003 Mass course, Kirsikoti
2002 Mass for handicapped " Kanssani hän kulkee", composition and direction: Elisa Kerola and Antti Nykänen, First Performance: at Gospel Festival in
Joensuu July 24, 2002
1998 Music and drama course 1998, Kirsikoti
1997 Music and drama course " Oi onnellista päivää", Kirsikoti
1996 Musical course "Nyt jos koskaan", Kirsikoti
1995 Music and drama course, Kirsikoti
1992 Drama course, Kirsikoti
MUSICAL THEATRE
1992-1995 Actor in the summer theatre production in Kirjurinluoto
1998 Musician in the production "Hairahduksia", direction: Ingo Normet, production: Kouvola Theatre
2003 in the opera production "La morte di Elina", composition: Arla Salo, production: University of Tampere/ NÄTY
2005 musician/composer in the dance theatre production "Kun isä sai siivet", choreography: Katja Hartikainen, production: The Western Finland Regional
Center of Dance
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SCHOLARSHIPS |
2006 Jasemusiikki Oy, Elisa Kerola´s cd 2000 eur, ESEK
2005 Scholarship for commissioned composition with clarinet player Mikko Raasakka, LUSES 2500 EUR
2004 Scholarship for artistic activities, Art Committee of Central Finland 2000 EUR
2003 Scholarship for commissioned composition, Madetoja Foundation 1000 EUR
2002 Travel scholarship, CIMO 1145 EUR
2002 Scholarship of Virtaa Quartet for commissioned composition, Art Committee of Central Finland 2500 EUR
2001 Work scholarship, Sveitsin ystävät Suomessa ry. 8000 FIM
2000 Research scholarship, Sibelius Academy 4000 FIM
2000 Scholarship for commissioned composition, Sibelius Academy 10 000 FIM
1999 Travel scholarship, Art Committee of the Province of Kymi 3000 FIM
1999 Travel scholarship, Sibelius Academy 2000 FIM
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