Finnish Radio Symphony Orchestra/Jukka-Pekka Saraste

Jukka-Pekka Saraste established himself as a leading conductor of his generation at a remarkably early age. He is particularly known for his interpretations of Mozart and of twentieth-century classics, particularly new Finnish music. He studied piano and violin at the Lahti Conservatory. His teachers encouraged him to consider conducting when he was as young as twelve years old. After graduating from the Conservatory in 1978 he continued his conducting studies while playing professionally as a violinist in the Helsinki Philharmonic Orchestra. That orchestra gave him his cha...