Jouni Somero

Jouni Somero is one of the most active performers among contemporary Finnish musicians. He began playing organ when he was eight years old, but switched to the piano at the age of twelve, studying in Switzerland and at the Music Academy, Cologne under Herbert Drechsel. He was also mentored by György Cziffra and Michael Ponti, who has acted as Somero’s musical advisor. His discography includes world première recordings of several piano works by Blumenfeld, Godard, Seeling and Reinhold. Somero has also recorded the complete piano works of Bortkiewicz, Tchaikovsky and Kuula, as well as the complete piano and chamber music of Salmenhaara. His wide repertoire includes seldomly heard music by, among others, Alkan, Godowsky and Rubinstein.

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