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Anssi Karttunen (born 1960) is a Finnish cellist.

Karttunen's repertoire ranges from the early baroque to living composers and improvisation. He has performed with many orchestras in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, including the Philharmonia, BBC Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, Filarmonica della Scala, RAI Torino, Munich Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, NHK Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony, Shanghai Symphony, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Boston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, and Filarmónica de Buenos Aires, and at major festivals worldwide.

Karttunen has given world premieres of over 200 works, among them 31 for cello and orchestra. Many composers have dedicated works to him, including Luca Francesconi, Magnus Lindberg, Kaija Saariaho, Esa-Pekka Salonen, Tan Dun, Rolf Wallin, Pascal Dusapin, Fred Lerdahl (Arches), and Betsy Jolas. Karttunen has transcribed over 60 pieces for cello or various chamber ensembles, such as Johannes Brahms's Piano Quintet for string quintet and Händel-Variations for string trio, Robert Schumann's Album für die Jugend for string trio, Cello Concerto for cello and string quartet and for cello and string orchestra.

Karttunen regularly performs with various chamber ensembles, including the Sons of Chipotle with John Paul Jones, the Zebra Trio with violinist Ernst Kovacic and violist Steven Dann, a cello-piano duo with Nicolas Hodges, and the Tres Coyotes with Magnus Lindberg and John Paul Jones.

From 1994 to 1998 Karttunen was the artistic director of the Avanti! Chamber Orchestra. He has been artistic director of the Helsinki Biennale (1995, 1997), the Suvisoitto-festival in Porvoo, Finland (1994-1997) and the Musica Nova Helsinki Festival 2015. He was principal cellist of the London Sinfonietta from 1999 to 2005.

Together with Kaija Saariaho, Jean-Baptiste Barrière and Muriel von Braun, Karttunen created www.petals.org, a nonprofit organisation for distributing music in different forms over the internet.

Since 2008 Karttunen has directed the Creative Dialogue workshop, which he created with Kaija Saariaho, Magnus Lindberg. Creative Dialogue took place first in Santa Fe, NM and Järvenpää, Finland and more recently at Château de Beauchêne, France and Wanantaka Manor, Finland. Karttunen teaches at the Ecole Normale de Musique de Paris.

In 2019 he co-founded the ensemble Sons of Chipotle with John Paul Jones of Led Zeppelin fame.^[1] The group premiered with concerts in Seoul, South Korea, and at the Pit Inn in Tokyo, Japan, that year, joined by musicians Jim O'Rourke and Otomo Yoshihide.^[2] Sons of Chipotle performed its first U.S. date in March 2024 at the Big Ears Festival in Knoxville, Tennessee.

Karttunen's teachers included Erkki Rautio, William Pleeth, Jacqueline du Pré and Tibor de Machula. He plays a cello by Francesco Ruggeri.

Karttunen lives in Paris and is married to the Venezuelan-Finnish painter and sculptor Muriel von Braun.

References

^ "John Paul Jones' Sons of Chipotle Announce First U.S. Show". 8 October 2019.
^ "John Paul Jones forms new band Sons of Chipotle". 24 July 2019.

External links

Karttunen.org the cellist's official website
[1] Creative Dialogue website
[2] Zebra Trio website
Petals.org Petals website
[3] Tres Coyotes website

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[ucr_us_show-1] "John Paul Jones' Sons of Chipotle Announce First U.S. Show". 8 October 2019.

[2] "John Paul Jones forms new band Sons of Chipotle". 24 July 2019.

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+{{Short description|Finnish cellist (born 1960)}}
 {{BLP sources|date=March 2012}}
 '''Anssi Karttunen''' (born 1960) is a [[Finland|Finnish]] [[cello|cellist]].
-Anssi Karttunen's repertoire ranges from the early baroque to the most recent composers. He performs with most world-class orchestras in Europe (Philharmonia, BBC Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, Filarmonica della Scala, RAI Torino, Munich Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra etc.), Asia (NHK Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony, Shanghai Symphony, Hong Kong Sinfonietta etc.) and the Americas (Boston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, Filarmónica de Buenos Aires etc.) and at major festivals worldwide.
+Karttunen's repertoire ranges from the early baroque to living composers and improvisation. He has performed with many orchestras in Europe, Asia, and the Americas, including the Philharmonia, BBC Symphony, Orchestre de Paris, Filarmonica della Scala, RAI Torino, Munich Philharmonic, Royal Concertgebouw Orchestra, NHK Orchestra, Tokyo Symphony, Shanghai Symphony, Hong Kong Sinfonietta, Boston Symphony, Philadelphia Orchestra, Los Angeles Philharmonic, Simón Bolívar Symphony Orchestra, and Filarmónica de Buenos Aires, and at major festivals worldwide.
-Karttunen has given world premieres of over 180 works, among them 30 for cello and orchestra. A large number of composers have dedicated works to him, among them [[Luca Francesconi]], [[Magnus Lindberg]], [[Kaija Saariaho]], [[Esa-Pekka Salonen]], [[Tan Dun]], [[Rolf Wallin]], [[Pascal Dusapin]], [[Fred Lerdahl]] (''[[Arches (Lerdahl)|Arches]]''), [[Betsy Jolas]]. Karttunen has transcribed over 60 pieces for cello or various chamber ensembles, such as [[Johannes Brahms]]'s Piano Quintet for String Quintet, Händel-Variations for [[String Trio]], [[Robert Schumann]]'s [[Album für die Jugend]] for String Trio, Cello Concerto for cello and [[String Quartet]] and for cello and [[String Orchestra]].
+Karttunen has given world premieres of over 200 works, among them 31 for cello and orchestra. Many composers have dedicated works to him, including [[Luca Francesconi]], [[Magnus Lindberg]], [[Kaija Saariaho]], [[Esa-Pekka Salonen]], [[Tan Dun]], [[Rolf Wallin]], [[Pascal Dusapin]], [[Fred Lerdahl]] (''[[Arches (Lerdahl)|Arches]]''), and [[Betsy Jolas]]. Karttunen has transcribed over 60 pieces for cello or various chamber ensembles, such as [[Johannes Brahms]]'s Piano Quintet for string quintet and Händel-Variations for [[String Trio|string trio]], [[Robert Schumann]]'s [[Album für die Jugend]] for string trio, Cello Concerto for cello and string quartet and for cello and [[String Orchestra|string orchestra]].
-Karttunen regularly performs with various chamber ensembles: the duo Sons of Chipotle with [[John Paul Jones]], the Zebra Trio with the violinist Ernst Kovacic and the violist [[Steven Dann]], a cello-piano duo with [[Nicolas Hodges]], the Tres Coyotes with [[Magnus Lindberg]] and [[John Paul Jones]].
+Karttunen regularly performs with various chamber ensembles, including the Sons of Chipotle with [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]], the Zebra Trio with violinist Ernst Kovacic and violist [[Steven Dann]], a cello-piano duo with [[Nicolas Hodges]], and the Tres Coyotes with [[Magnus Lindberg]] and John Paul Jones.
-Between 1994 and 1998 Karttunen was the artistic director of the [[Avanti! Chamber Orchestra]] in Finland. He was the artistic director of the Helsinki Biennale (1995, 1997), the Suvisoitto-festival in Porvoo, Finland (1994-1997) and the Musica Nova Helsinki Festival 2015. He was the principal cellist of the [[London Sinfonietta]] (1999-2005).
+From 1994 to 1998 Karttunen was the artistic director of the [[Avanti! Chamber Orchestra]]. He has been artistic director of the Helsinki Biennale (1995, 1997), the [[Suvisoitto]]-festival in Porvoo, Finland (1994-1997) and the [[Musica Nova Helsinki]] Festival 2015. He was principal cellist of the [[London Sinfonietta]] from 1999 to 2005.
+Together with [[Kaija Saariaho]], [[Jean-Baptiste Barrière]] and [[Muriel von Braun]], Karttunen created www.petals.org, a nonprofit organisation for distributing music in different forms over the internet.
-Karttunen's teachers included Erkki Rautio, [[William Pleeth]], [[Jacqueline du Pré]] and [[Tibor de Machula]]. He plays a cello by [[Francesco Ruggeri]].
+Since 2008 Karttunen has directed the Creative Dialogue workshop, which he created with Kaija Saariaho, Magnus Lindberg. Creative Dialogue took place first in [[Santa Fe, NM]] and [[Järvenpää]], Finland and more recently at [[Château de Beauchêne]], France and Wanantaka Manor, Finland. Karttunen teaches at the [[Ecole Normale de Musique]] de Paris.
-Together with [[Kaija Saariaho]], [[Jean-Baptiste Barrière]] and Muriel von Braun, Karttunen created www.petals.org, a non-profit organisation for distributing music in different forms over the internet.
+In 2019 he co-founded the ensemble Sons of Chipotle with [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] of [[Led Zeppelin]] fame.<ref name="ucr us show">{{Cite web|url=https://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-paul-jones-sons-of-chipotle-us-show/|title = John Paul Jones' Sons of Chipotle Announce First U.S. Show| date=8 October 2019 }}</ref> The group premiered with concerts in [[Seoul, South Korea]], and at the [[Pit Inn (jazz club)|Pit Inn]] in [[Tokyo, Japan]], that year, joined by musicians [[Jim O'Rourke (musician)|Jim O'Rourke]] and [[Otomo Yoshihide]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/07/john-paul-jones-sons-of-chipotle-new-band/|title=John Paul Jones forms new band Sons of Chipotle|date=24 July 2019}}</ref> Sons of Chipotle performed its first U.S. date in March 2024 at the [[Big Ears Festival]] in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]].
-In 2019 he co-founded the music group "Sons of Chipolte" with musician [[John Paul Jones (musician)|John Paul Jones]] of [[Led Zeppelin]] fame.
-.<ref name="ucr us show">https://ultimateclassicrock.com/john-paul-jones-sons-of-chipotle-us-show/</ref> The group premiered with a duo of live concerts at the [[Pit Inn (jazz club)|Pit Inn]] in [[Tokyo, Japan]] in September of that year.
+Karttunen's teachers included Erkki Rautio, [[William Pleeth]], [[Jacqueline du Pré]] and [[Tibor de Machula]]. He plays a cello by [[Francesco Ruggeri]].
-For the Tokyo shows they were joined by musicians [[Jim O'Rourke (musician)|Jim O'Rourke]] and [[Otomo Yoshihide]] <ref>https://consequenceofsound.net/2019/07/john-paul-jones-sons-of-chipotle-new-band/</ref>  The band is scheduled to play their first U.S. date in March of 2020 at the [[Big Ears Festival]] in [[Knoxville, Tennessee]].<ref name="ucr us show" />
-Anssi Karttunen lives in Paris and is married to the Venezuelan-Finnish painter and sculptor Muriel von Braun.
+Karttunen lives in Paris and is married to the Venezuelan-Finnish painter and sculptor [[Muriel von Braun]].
 ==References==
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 == External links ==
 *[http://www.karttunen.org/ Karttunen.org] the cellist's official website
+*[https://www.creativedialogue.online/] Creative Dialogue website
 *[http://www.karttunen.org/home.html/Zebra.html] Zebra Trio website
 *[http://www.petals.org/ Petals.org] Petals website

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