Kalevi Kiviniemi

Kalevi Kiviniemi (* June 30, 1958 in Jalasjärvi ) is a Finnish concert organist and composer. He is known for Finnish and French organ music, which he has played and recorded on historic organs, including the Notre- Dame de Paris. He is also a major improviser.

Life

Kalevi Kiviniemi 1981 put the exam as a cantor and organist and studied further for the concert diploma at the Sibelius Academy in Helsinki, literature match with Eero Väätäinen, improvisation with Olli Linjama. The international career of Kalevi Kiviniemi began in the early 1990s, with concerts in Japan and London. He has performed in Europe, USA, Asia, Australia and the Philippines.

Kiviniemi occurred several times in the Notre- Dame de Paris cathedral. His first concert in 2000, together with Olivier Latry ( titulaire des grands orgue ) was recorded for television. His first solo concert was in 2002.

In 2009, he played transcriptions for organ at the Konzerthaus Dortmund. In autumn 2010, he performed in the Laurenskerk in Rotterdam, the International Düsseldorf Organ Festival at the Rieger organ in St. Lambertus, at the Wuppertal Organ days at the Seifert organ of Beyenburger monastery church at the Mebold organ in St. Martin Idstein, and at the XII. International Organ Autumn in Straelen.

Kiviniemi was a member of the jury at internation alan organ competitions, as in 1996 Nuremberg International Organ Week, 1998 in Capri, 2001 in the cathedral at Speyer, 2005 at the International Organ Week in Korschenbroich. He held master classes, for example at the Ruhr- University Bochum. He was artistic director of the Lahti Organ Week in Finland from 1991 to 2001.

Recordings

Kiviniemis discography includes 2010, more than 140 titles, including recordings on historic organs in the United States, Japan, the Philippines, Australia, Italy, France, Switzerland and Germany, for example, the Cavaillé -Coll organ of St- Ouen de Rouen. Kiviniemi was the first who recorded the complete organ works of Jean Sibelius.

Under the Finnish label Fuga he began in 2001 a series of shots, OrganEra, are scheduled for 20 episodes.

  • Vol 1 Renaissance dances, works of Francesco Bendusi, Antonio Valente, Tielman Susato, Adriano Banchieri, Hans Neusidler, and Claude Gervaise, among others, recorded on the Renaissance organ of the castle church of Castle William Castle in Schmalkalden, 2001
  • Vol 2 Bamboo organ works of Michel Corrette, Jean -Baptiste Lully, Jean -Philippe Rameau, Antonio de Cabezon, Juan Bautista José Cabanilles, Luis de Milán Luys de Narváez, Fortunato Chelleri, Johann Kaspar Kerll, Gaetano Piazza, Gioachino Rossini, John Blow and John Stanley, among others, recorded on the Bamboo organ of Las Piñas, Manila, 2003
  • Vol 3 Heroic Song, recorded on the organ of Lapua Cathedral, 2003
  • Vol 4 Angel Dream, transcriptions for organ, recorded on the organ of Lapua Cathedral, 2003
  • Vol 5 Waltzing Matilda, taken at the Grand Concert Organ of the Melbourne Town Hall
  • Vol 6 Serassi, Italian organ music, works of Niccolo Moretti, Antonio Diana, Baldassare Galuppi, Vincenzo Palafuti, Michelangelo Rossi, Domenico Zipoli and Padre Davide da Bergamo, among others, recorded on the Serassi organ of San Biagio in Caprino Bergamasco, 2004
  • Vol 7 Sibelius, Jean Sibelius Complete Organ Works, taken at the Walcker organ in the town church in Winterthur, 2004
  • Vol 8 canonnade, recorded on the Holzhey organ of the Abbey Neresheim, 2004
  • Vol 9 Bombard, recorded on the organ of St. Matthew Church in Stuttgart, 2004
  • Vol 10 Liszt
  • Vol 11 Wurlitzer
  • Vol 12 Jehan Alain, works of Jehan Alain recorded on the organ of the Church of the Cross in Lahti, 2006
  • Vol 13 Franck, works of César Franck was added to the Central Pori Church, 2009
  • Vol 14 Cavaillé- Coll, works of Marcel Dupré, Henri Nibelle, César Franck, Alexandre Guilmant, Charles -Marie Widor, and improvisation of Kiviniemi recorded on the organ of St- Ouen de Rouen, 2008 and 2009
  • Chicago Concert, works by Gabriel Pierné, Joseph Bonnet, Marcel Dupré, Charles- Marie Widor, Camille Saint- Saëns, Aulis Sallinen, Joonas Kokkonen, Aimo Känkänen, Jean Sibelius and improvisation of Kiviniemi, 2000
  • Lakeuden Ristin urut ( organ of the church Lakeuden Risti ), works by Franz Liszt (arr. Kiviniemi ), César Franck, Alexandre Guilmant, Marcel Dupré, Pierre Cochereau, his own works, Oskar Merikanto added to Seinäjoki in Lakeuden Risti (architect Alvar Aalto ), organ of Kangasala organ Factory, 2009

Many of his recordings have won prizes. Improvisation was 1999 Star Recording of the magazine The Organ, Visions, Finnish organ music, received the Janne Prize for the best Finnish solo recording. His CD Lakeuden Ristin Urut was elected to the U.S. in 2009 for the best organ music.

Compositions

  • Suite francaise Caprice héroique, hommage à Aristide Cavaillé -Coll
  • Souvenir, hommage à Madame Dupré
  • Carillon, hommage à Marcel Dupré

Awards

Kalevi Kiviniemi received the Luonnotar Prize at the Sibelius Festival in Lahti and 2004 the price of Organum Society for his contribution to the Finnish organ music of 2003. In 2009 he was awarded the State Prize for music in Finland for his life's work.

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